Rural
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 30 October 2025
Fonterra's farmer shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the sale of the brands like Mainland and Anchor to a French company; Websites and systems around the world are back online after a… Audio
What will farmers spend their $200,000 each on?
Around 60 percent of shareholding farms could receive a windfall, if a Fonterra sale to a French dairy giant goes ahead.
Residents meet with officials to discuss weather damage
Battered by last week's gales and weary from six days without power, rural Clutha residents have finally had the chance to sit down with officials - and with each other. At community events in some of… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 29 October 2025
Farmers are frustrated that KiwiSaver changes promised on the campaign trail are not being fulfilled; Some residents in storm-hit lower South Island could still be without power heading into the… Audio
Thousands of trees down across Southland as farmers assess damage from storm
Farms across Southland and Clutha are beginning to assess the full scale of the damage of Thursday's storm.
Morning Rural News for 28 October 2025
The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
Southland farmers exhausted as recovery from storm grinds on
Rural Support Trust says fatigue is setting in for storm-hit farmers still relying on generators, as efforts shift from animal welfare to human well-being.
Clydesdales: 'He's not really a horse, he's a person'
Billy is quite the character and Cate Smith describes him as her mother's one true love.
Roadie on the Catlins Coast with Julie Keast
There's nothing like a roady without leaving home, which begs the question – how do we bring a place to life from a distance? The Catlins Coast is located in the southeastern corner of the South… Audio
Bikes, art and walking shoes all welcome on new Canterbury trail
Volunteers are nearing completion of the first leg of a new trail for walkers, runners and cyclists in South Canterbury.
'You're never very far away from rural life in New Zealand'
Husband and wife duo Te Radar and Ruth Spencer have recently partnered together on a new book 'Kiwi Country: Rural New Zealand in 100 Objects'.
Battling off-roaders and pests at Thornton Lagoon
Ben Banks is trying to protect the fragile dunes, wildlife and vegetation at a coastal lagoon near Whakatāne trapping for pests but there's another threat to the area - the four-wheeled kind.
The Silverstream Clydesdales - gentle giants of the horse world
Susie Izard and her daughter Cate Smith have a passion for Clydesdales which they breed at Kimbell in South Canterbury. They're trying to help save the rare breed. Only 5000 are left around the world.
…Battling Off-Roaders and Predators at Thornton Lagoon
Ben Banks is trying to protect the fragile dunes and surrounds of a coastal lagoon near Whakatane. Volunteering his time, he and his family trap for predators and pests but there's another threat to… Audio
The Waimate Trail
Volunteers are nearing completion of the first leg of a new trail for walkers, runners and cyclists in South Canterbury, the 67km Waimate Trail which will pass through native forest, limestone rock… Audio
New book explores rural New Zealand through 100 objects
Husband and wife duo Te Radar and Ruth Spencer have recently partnered together on a new book 'Kiwi Country: Rural New Zealand in 100 Objects'. Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
