{"id":15077803,"date":"2026-03-26T21:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T01:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/donald-and-kirsten-watson-of-morelands-pastoral-win-auckland-ballance-farm-environment-awards-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T03:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:47:22","slug":"donald-and-kirsten-watson-of-morelands-pastoral-win-auckland-ballance-farm-environment-awards-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/donald-and-kirsten-watson-of-morelands-pastoral-win-auckland-ballance-farm-environment-awards-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald and Kirsten Watson of Morelands Pastoral win Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/resizer\/v2\/4WX3KFMSB5BLXPRI5TJJC2J5PU.jpg?auth=c9403268df88a838d7260ca9a64e355b526b3f69a59d365ffd3de9546472aa23&amp;width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;quality=70&amp;focal=601,216&amp;smart=false\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The couple also invested in wetlands and tidal habitats to protect endangered bittern.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/the-country\/news\/donald-and-kirsten-watson-of-morelands-pastoral-win-auckland-ballance-farm-environment-awards-2026\/R6QIHIHAEBE4BCF6UA5DOS4YS4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oceania \u2013 New Zealand \u2013 Auckland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The couple also invested in wetlands and tidal habitats to protect endangered 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