Rural News

The Rural Support Trust estimates $25 million in government funding is needed for flood recovery work. Audio

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Costs to reinstate the Ashburton River are piling up. The Canterbury Regional Council says it needs financial help from central government in order to reinstate the river which flooded earlier this… Read more Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries says lessons have been learnt from its M bovis response, The clean-up is far from over in flood-hit South Canterbury and imports of fresh lychees and mangos from… Read more Audio

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After the major flooding in Canterbury earlier this month farmers on the East Coast north of Gisborne are now in clean-up mode after a huge deluge over the weekend. Audio

The Rabobank-Kiwi Harvest Food Waste Research surveyed just over 1500 people about their food habits. It found New Zealanders waste 8.6 percent of their food - down from 10.2 percent in 2019. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries' situation and outlook report shows export revenue dipping about one percent in the year to June - to 47.4 billion dollars. Audio