Farming
Hawkes Bay growers awaiting government help post cyclone
Hawkes Bay growers are staring down financial ruin as they desperately await word of government help for the sector to help it recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. Fruit trees, crops and vines are being… Audio
Southland ploughman taking tractor to World Championships in Estonia
A Southland farmer's had to dig deep and exceptionally straight to win a ploughing contest that will see him represent NZ at the world champs in Estonia next year.
Riversdale crop farmer Mark Dillon… Video, Audio
Median wage 'too high' to ease worker shortage with migrant labour - DairyNZ
Heading into the busy winter calving season, the dairy sector is still short of thousands of workers.
The Week in Detail: Live exports, trouble in Gore
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Live exports, trouble in Gore
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioA natural ferment - it's the yeast we can do
The winemaking process starts in the middle of the vineyard at Greystone Wines in the Waipara Valley. Juicy pinot noir grapes are poured into a large vessel among the vines and exposed to wild yeasts… Audio
A natural ferment - it's the yeast we can do
The winemaking process starts in the middle of the vineyard at Greystone Wines in the Waipara Valley. Juicy pinot noir grapes are poured into a large vessel among the vines and exposed to wild yeasts…
AudioComposting loo and eating insects because "why wouldn't you"
Melissa and Aaron Jacobson are trying to live as sustainably as possible on their small property perching ontop a hill outside of Eltham, Taranaki and plan to turn their way of life into a full-time… Audio
Composting loo and eating insects because "why wouldn't you"
Melissa and Aaron Jacobson are trying to live as sustainably as possible on their small property perching ontop a hill outside of Eltham, Taranaki and plan to turn their way of life into a full-time…
AudioPolo school programme aims to shed elitist image
Teens from Flaxmere College are saddling up ponies and swinging mallets, learning to play the sport of polo. Video, Audio
Polo school programme aims to shed elitist image
Teens from Flaxmere College are saddling up ponies and swinging mallets, learning to play the sport of polo.
Video, AudioRural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Sally Murphy, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life Friday April 28, 2023
Country Life is at Greystone Wines in Waipara, finds out how humanure is helping a Taranaki family's sustainability journey and chats to a polo club owner who wants to shed the game's elitist image. Audio
Country Life Friday April 28, 2023
Country Life is at Greystone Wines in Waipara, finds out how humanure is helping a Taranaki family's sustainability journey and chats to a polo club owner who wants to shed the game's elitist image.
AudioFruit and veg prices, availability still being hit by summer's severe weather
Severe weather events this summer will increase prices for some fruit and vegetables throughout this year and their seasonal availability has become less predictable, the co-founder of a fruit and veg… Audio
