Marton
Art on the Farm
The inaugural Gullies Art Residency will be taken up by Auckland artist Andrew McLeod early next year. He'll spend eight weeks at The Gullies, a sheep and beef farm in Rangitkei. Audio
New grower on the block
Waitatapia Station's Hew Darlymple says he's been surprised at the intensity of growing fresh vegies. "It's relentless, absolutely relentless." Cabbages, broccoli and cauliflower are now grown on the… Audio
Calling Home: BB Bowness in Boston
Catherine 'BB' Bowness is a ground-breaking Kiwi banjo player who has made her home in Boston, Massachusetts. She's currently touring through the US and will be heading home to New Zealand for a… Audio
Farming – the Morrison family business
The Morrison family has been farming the same bit of land near Marton since 1864. More recently they've expanded and have purchased a hill country farm nearby. Will Morrison works Mangara Station and… Audio, Gallery
Smashing pumpkins: the dairy farmer turned seed-grower
Tom Welch is tired of dairying and has been looking for another way to make money from the family farm. He’s begun growing pumpkin seeds – and thinks he may be the only person in New Zealand… Audio
Week of water woes for people living in Marton
It's been a week of water woes for the small Rangitikei town of Marton. First the townsfolk experienced foul-smelling brown water running from their taps. Some people complained on social media that… Audio
Taranaki ponders shipping its waste out of region
Taranaki councils are considering a proposal to truck all the region's waste up to 300 kilometres to the Bonny Glen mega-dump near Marton. Audio
Church to fight to keep school open
The Presbyterian Church has described a Maori girls' boarding college under threat of closure as a 'jewel' that should not be lost.