Rural
Midday Rural News for 11 March 2021
Freshwater reforms, climate change policy and labour challenges are just some of the topics leaders in the primary industries are wanting to canvas with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today.
Susan… Audio
A business model that boils down to trouble at the mill
Our wood processing industry is in distress, largely run over by China's demand for raw logs to provide work for its own people and factories. Why isn't there more support for the few sawmills we have… Audio
A business model that boils down to trouble at the mill
Our wood processing industry is in distress, largely run over by China's demand for raw logs to provide work for its own people and factories. Why isn't there more support for the few sawmills we have…
AudioMidday Rural News for 10 March 2021
The fruit and vegetable firm T & G Global is asking its town based staff to help out in apple packhouses. Audio
Setback for China's producers may boost NZ meat exports
A second wave of a serious pig disease in China is expected to slow the country's efforts to rebuild its national herd and help sustain demand for New Zealand red meat.
Midday Rural News for 9 March 2021
This week apple orchardists said they were leaving fruit unpicked because there weren't enough staff. Audio
Midday Rural News for 8 March 2021
Severe labour shortages are meaning some smaller apple growers are only able to get pickers once a week.
Rural reporter, Susan Murray, has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
Doubling Up at Te Whare Ra
At Te Whare Ra vineyard in Marlborough the Flowerdays grow seven different varieties of grape on 11 hectares and some of their vines are the oldest in the region - planted back in the 1970s. Raising… Audio, Gallery
Doubling Up at Te Whare Ra
At Te Whare Ra vineyard in Marlborough the Flowerdays grow seven different varieties of grape on 11 hectares and some of their vines are the oldest in the region - planted back in the 1970s. Raising…
AudioChampioning Climate Change
Fraser McGougan is an Eastern Bay of Plenty dairy farmer. He is the new chair of the Dairy NZ backed Climate Change Ambassadors group - 13 dairy farmers from properties throughout New Zealand. They… Audio
Blooming Better - nursery buoyed by Covid flower sales
The Aromaunga Baxters Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February 2011. The greenhouses on the steep slopes of the Port Hills, as… Audio
Championing Climate Change
Fraser McGougan is an Eastern Bay of Plenty dairy farmer. He is the new chair of the Dairy NZ backed Climate Change Ambassadors group - 13 dairy farmers from properties throughout New Zealand. They…
AudioBlooming Better - nursery buoyed by Covid flower sales
The Aromaunga Baxters Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February 2011. The greenhouses on the steep slopes of the Port Hills, as…
AudioOn the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Northland has received welcome and significant rain while the South Island is still on the hunt for moisture. Audio
Full Episode for Friday March 5 2021
On Country Life tonight, a family owned nursery is buoyed by Covid flower sales as earthquake repairs continue at the Port Hills property, two sets of twin girls have not held back two winemakers… Audio
