Maja Burry
Midday Rural News for 24 April 2018
Irrigation New Zealand says it's perplexed the Provincial Growth Fund has ruled out support for large scale irrigation projects. Audio
Young prisoner gets top award from behind bars
A youth convicted of burglary and drug offences has received a Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award while serving his sentence behind bars. Video, Audio
Farmer fears years-long wait for Mycoplasma bovis compensation
Kerry Dwyer, who ran a calf rearing business near Oamaru, sent all 400 of his calves to slaughter in September last year - but says he can't start rebuilding until MPI pays him for his loss. Audio
Antipodes Island finally free of rodents
One of New Zealand's most remote islands, Antipodes Island, is officially free of the 200,000 mice that once lived there. Video, Audio
From mining gold to liquid gold - Reefton distillery to open
A new whisky distillery set to open in Reefton this year could eventually create as many as 50 jobs and is being hailed as a boon for the town, which has been affected by the downturn in mining and… Audio
