Rural

Charlie Davis wants to protect the old Kelso Dairy Factory in West Otago. "Leave it here, it's history," says the retired farmer and local historian. He's leading a community project to repair the… Audio

Docking's started in blustery weather in the North and in Te Waipounamu it was a wild week for many on both sides of the main divide. Audio

Among his many duties, Senior Sergeant Alasdair Macmillan is responsible for co-ordinating the movements of New Zealand's two police tractors. Audio

This week Country Life meets a Tapanui farmer who breeds head-turning cattle, visits an old dairy factory being saved from ruin and heads to Northland to meet a rural woman who wears many hats… Audio

This week Country Life's spending time with a rural woman who rarely stands still. Merilene Horsford is a farmer, mother of six, a grandmother, nurse, music teacher, te reo teacher, is active at her… Audio, Gallery

The dairy giant Fonterra has turned its fortunes around dramatically. It's produced a big profit after two years in the doldrums.

Eric Frykberg has nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio

Farmers and growers say if agriculture is to drag the country's economy back into shape, they'll need help to fix labour shortages.

While urban New Zealand went into a strict lockdown in April and… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Fruit growers and dairy farmers say a shortage of workers will hamper agriculture's role in reviving a punch-drunk economy.

Yesterday New Zealand went officially into its first recession in a decade… Audio

Those involved in farm real estate say after years of subdued sales, Covid-19 appears to be turning the tide.

Eric Frykberg has nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Primary sector employers are worried that legalisation of recreational cannabis could heighten health and safety risks. The sector already has one of the highest workplace accident and death rates in… Audio