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Farmer threatens to burn native bush in face of new rules and plunging land values
A Maruia farmer is threatening to burn off 80ha of native bush on his property and turn it into pasture in a bid to raise its value and save his farm.
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Midday Rural News for 17 March 2021
Fonterra has a good start to the year after prioritising New Zealand milk and putting less emphasis on overseas ventures.
Rural reporter, Maja Burry, has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
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Rural News for 17 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 16 March 2021
The latest export figures show it's been another tough season for cherry growers.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Audio
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Rural News for 16 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 15 March 2021
Some bad news for Mid Cantebury after a new farm tests positive for M-Bovis.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
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Ministry accused of 'stealing' a Taihape teaching farm
Government officials are being accused of stealing a farm bought by a central North Island town for their schoolchildren to learn agriculture.
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Government officials accused of stealing a farm
Government officials stand accused of stealing a farm bought by a central North Island town for their schoolchildren to learn agriculture Taihape people established the teaching farm on 12 hectares 30… Audio
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Rural News for 15 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Mother calls for seatbelts on school buses after multiple crashes
A mother of two says children travelling on school buses in rural areas with no seatbelts is a fatal accident waiting to happen.
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Arts approach to rural mental health in Tairāwhiti
A mental health service that uses mahi toi (the arts) to create culturally safe spaces will reach into rural Tairāwhiti.
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Midday Rural News for 12 March 2021
Wool prices have been lifting at recent auctions.
Rural reporter Susan Murray has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Audio
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Rural News for 12 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 11 March 2021
Freshwater reforms, climate change policy and labour challenges are just some of the topics leaders in the primary industries are wanting to canvas with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today.
Susan… Audio
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Mental health system 'going down wrong path'
The government is being warned if it sticks to the status quo it will fail to improve the mental health system. Audio
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Rural News for 11 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Months-long wait for driving tests in Wairarapa 'intolerable' - mayor
Masterton's testing centre - which is the closest for Masterton, Carterton districts and most of South Wairarapa district - has wait times of more than 100 days.
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Midday Rural News for 10 March 2021
The fruit and vegetable firm T & G Global is asking its town based staff to help out in apple packhouses. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 10 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 9 March 2021
This week apple orchardists said they were leaving fruit unpicked because there weren't enough staff. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 9 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 8 March 2021
Severe labour shortages are meaning some smaller apple growers are only able to get pickers once a week.
Rural reporter, Susan Murray, has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 8 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Wairarapa water suppliers seek bill changes
Tighter regulation of drinking water standards proposed in a bill in front of Parliament have left Wairarapa's smaller water networks owners calling for changes to the planned laws.
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Covid-19 blamed for backlog of drivers wait to sit tests
Audio 4 Mar 2021Gisborne residents are concerned they have had to wait months to get a driving test - sometimes up to a year. Covid restrictions have caused a backlog of more than 40-thousand licence tests around the… Audio
![Mākoura College students watch a safety demonstration during a RYDA [Road Safety Education] workshop at Solway Showgrounds, Masterton. Students at the school, and other Wairarapa leaner drivers, are waiting up to three months to get a restricted licence test. SINGLE USE ONLY.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--hNPohSQD--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1644406183/4MDWLFZ_copyright_image_257455?_a=BACCd2AD)
