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Farmers say rural poaching is one of their biggest crime worries, and they don't trust police to follow up their reports.
In the last fortnight, police urged farmers in Otago's Middlemarch not to take matters into their own hands after a spate in poaching incidents.
Wairarapa police are also intensifying efforts to track down and prosecute poachers after noticing a rise earlier this year.
Rural poaching was the second most common crime in the Federated Farmers 2023 rural crime survey, affecting 47 per cent of farmers ...but only 15 per cent of farmers reported the incidents.
Kathryn speaks to Federated Farmers rural spokesperson Richard McIntyre.
