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News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

New Zealand cheese producers have been urged to give up the claim to European place names in their products once and for all.

Eric Frykberg has nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua  Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A Hawke's Bay woman continued to breed puppies on her farm, despite the discovery of a highly contagious and potentially fatal parvovirus just months earlier.

The revelation is part of a Checkpoint… Video, Audio

A big drop in profitability is being forecast by Beef and Lamb NZ.

Eric Frykberg has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Audio

Agricultural contractors fear maize, sileage and other crops might go unharvested because of bureaucratic delays in Wellington.

They say people who drive complex machinery like combine harvesters are… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

South Canterbury and North Otago farmers are on the precipice of a drought and NIWA's latest hotspot report shows they have the driest soils in the South Island.

In turn, farmers are having to make… Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries says the Waimate and Waitaki districts have received little rain since autumn and pasture covers are low for this time of year.

Maja Burry has te pūrongo… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

There's a pledge to improve the say farmers have on the running of Fonterra.

Maja Burry has te pūrongo taiwhenua. Audio

Farmers are anxiously waiting to see whether or not Labour will choose to govern alone or bring in the Green Party.

In one the elections biggest surprises the strong National electorate of Rangitata… Audio

Heartland New Zealand has turned from blue to red, with a rural voters swing away from the National Party and towards Labour.

Saturday's election threw up a host of surprises, including Labour's… Audio

Hawke's Bay councils say they've got to stop the squabbling over funding to fix coastal erosion.

They're planning to bring in a QC or retired judge to figure out how they can get the money to stop… Audio

The animal genetics co-op Livestock Improvement Corporation, or LIC, wants to make it easier for farmers to buy into the company or to sell out of it.

Eric Frykberg has te pūrongo taiwhenua, Audio