Jonathan Leask

Local Democracy Reporter - Mid Canterbury·The Country·

22 Oct, 2026 11:18 PM3 mins to read

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Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua upoko Tewera King and Anza Power chief executive Carlo Frigerio break ground on the Somerton Solar Farm project. Photo / LDR, Jonathan Leask

Sheep will soon be sharing a paddock with rows of solar panels on one Mid Canterbury farm.

Bruce Wild has farmed in Somerton, just north of Ashburton, for 30 years and has decided it’s time to diversify his income by leasing land to Anza Power, an Australian and New Zealand

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Source: New Zealand Herald · Jonathan Leask

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