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Comprehensive twice-daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
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Morning Rural News for 18 May 2018
The Government says the way exotic pests and diseases are fought must change. Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 17 May 2018
The Goverment has given reassurances to farmers Gypsy Day can go ahead, despite the presence of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 17 May 2018
The National Party is accusing two Government ministers of caving in to pressure from officials when axing funding for a rural suicide prevention programme.
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Midday Rural News for 16 May 2018
The price of butter is expected to keep going up and could reach six dollars a half kilo in supermarkets, according to a rural economist. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 16 May 2018
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 15 May 2018
A new strain of the rabbit calicivirus has been confirmed in a single wild rabbit found on a Malborough farm. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 15 May 2018
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 14 May 2018
The Government has begun a process to reduce red tape for small cheese makers. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 14 May 2018
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 11 May 2018
A new forestry advisory group has been announced to provide industry perspectives to the government on the country's forestry goals. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 11 May 2018
The spread of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has taken off with 38 infected farms and another 40-considered likely to get infected and almost 300 affected in one way or another - also the disease… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 10 May 2018
The Ministry for Primary Industries is leaning towards containment of the cattle disease Myco Plasma Bovis, not eradication. Audio
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Comprehensive twice daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
Rural news can be heard weekdays in Morning Report at 6:22 am, and Midday Report at 12:35 pm
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