Farming
Collingwood Takaka
TOP SOUTH
MONTHLY
Est 2001
Motueka Karamea
Nelson
Tapawera Wakefield
Picton
Blenheim
Murchison Reefton
Kaikoura
Greymouth
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Painful economics for the Sounds BARBARA STUART Stuck living and working from an officially closed road in Mahau Sound off the Kenepuru Road is a nightmare for everyone, says Robert and Sabine Harper who own Sherrington Honey. Marlborough Road’s announcement that where they live is a non-priority road and, with no clear plans for its reinstatement, the economic future is uncertain and options painful. The couple had 2000 beehives spread across the sounds until last year when they dropped back to 1300 due to the impact of the 2021 rain event. The August rain event is the second extreme rain in two years. Robert says they are feeding bees at this time of year and investing in the coming honey season but without road access he cannot successfully manage the
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Rob Harper of Sherrington Honey in the Marlborough Sounds. Photo: Supplied.
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