Photo / Peter de GraafWhile winter snow piles up at the other end of the country Gray Phillips is welcoming the first signs of spring on his Ōpua farm. He would task his mokopuna with choosing names for the now 3-day-old triplets. This 3-day-old lamb is pretty sure spring is just around the corner. In low-lying parts of Canterbury, for example, some farmers would start producing lambs around now to cater for the spring lamb market. Despite the polar blast sweeping up the country she expected the Ōpua lambs would be fine given the North's relatively mild temperatures and the individual attention they were receiving.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 29, 2021 17:03 UTC