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The Perfect Match

Lapin au Vin des Central Otago a la Wandering Palate (Rabbit Casserole with Central Otago Pinot Noir).
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Must-Have Wine: Feng Shui and the Year of the Rabbit

Our Wandering Palate, noting that the Lunar New Year celebrates the bunny, introduces us to Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir 2009, Central Otago, New Zealand
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Thousands of dead rabbits carpeted Pioneer Park in Alexandra on Saturday, following the 19th annual Great Easter Bunny Hunt. Central Otago farmers have reason to smile following the eradication of more than 24,000 rabbits, hares, and other pests from farmland throughout the district. The 19th annu... read more »

A man who allegedly swung a live rabbit at pedestrians in Auckland's downtown Queen St was due in court today on a charge of animal cruelty. Police said the man, 53, held the rabbit by its ears and swung it at pedestrians as he abused them. Police were called by a security guard and when police ar... read more »

The Enderby Island Rabbit Club secretary with the winner of the Annual South Island Show in June 2009- gratulations Wayne!

 A Christchurch woman fears hallucinogenic "magic" mushrooms may be killing her rabbits. Zara Welton, 21, a mother and part-time rabbit breeder, had 28 rabbits in the back yard of her Spreydon property. Eight rabbits died over two weeks, and Welton suspects the mushrooms are the culprit. However,... read more »

Dome Away From Home

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Rabbit's pen pal

Snapshot of Rabbiters Camp: The Night's Catch.

Run Rabbit

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The dangers of obesity to kids may be all over the headlines just now but, spare a thought for the legions of fat rabbits - overfed and under-exercised by their doting owners. To tackle the problem, Edinburgh University's Veterinary School is to employ a vet to become a rabbit specialist and examin... read more »

Easter has to be the best holiday of the year - the weather is settled, you can overindulge, especially on chocolate, and catch up with family and friends without all the stress of Christmas shopping and organising the summer holidays. Easter as we know it today is believed by many religious histor... read more »

Prising a giant 15_pronged mutant carrot out of your vege patch is one thing - working out what to do with it is another.

Berhampore resident Archie Holmes, 96, doubts there is a vegetable peeler robust enough to deal to his 1.5 kilogram carrot, which he is keeping in a bucket of water by his back door.

"I've got no idea what I'm going to do with the thing, but i bet it tastes nice."
The retired parliamentary security guard has been growing and eating his own vegetables for most of his life, but wrenching the pineapple-sized carrot out of the ground at the weekend ranks as his most unusual gardening moment.

"I was flabbergasted. I had to use a spade to help get it out and as it came up I could see all the pronged buts poking out. I have never seen anything like that in my life."

While a hefty 19-pronged, 8.6kg specimen grown in Alaska in 1998 tops the scales as the world's largest carrot, Mr Holmes is unsure how his stacks up against others grown locally.

Crop & food Research scientist Jeff Reid said the rare carrot deformity was probably a result of being grown in a spacious and nutrient-rich garden, and a delayed summer.

"Without the normal heat and sunlight levels, the cold start to summer has kept the carrot at an undeveloped stage. Its like a teenager that keeps growing.

"At an early stage of development, the carrot's fibrous roots have split and each fang has decided to grow".

A pet rabbit is being credited for saving the lives of a Melbourne couple after fire swept through their home this morning. Firemen say the husband returned to his Macleod home from night shift this morning only to hear the family pet, named "Rabbit", scratching at the bedroom door 30 minutes later... read more »

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Bunnies are turning up left, right and centre at the Mangere SPCA as the novelty of this year's Easter gift wears off. SPCA employee Jenna Fowler says 13 rabbits are ready for adoption and another 13 are waiting to come up for adoption, including two pairs. The influx is a result of people who hav... read more »