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Farmers could walk away from this year’s Southern Field Days with more than ideas and contacts - they could come away with a brand-new home, with every dollar raised supporting rural wellbeing. For Adam Newton from Adam Newton Homes, taking a home to the Southern Field Days isn’t new. But deciding to auction one - and donate the proceeds - was a step further. “This is the second year we’ve taken a house out there,” says Newton. “We tossed up whether we raffled a house or auct

Dylan Aymes (left) and Hannah Williamson have worked in hospitality together for years – and now they are not just good mates, but business partners. Claire Inkson When Hannah Williamson and Dylan Amyes unlocked the doors to D.O.T.I in June last year, they did it on a leap of faith.  Redundancy had pushed them out of their long-held roles at Waipara Hills, and although they both temporarily picked up jobs elsewhere, they were still searching for what came next. Then the old A