Rural

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A large Hawkes Bay fruit grower has huge fears for the wellbeing of Pacific Island workers still unable to return home.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A tough spring is expected for deer farmers.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The drought fund for Hauraki Plains farmers has been exhausted.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Anna Blair farms 1000 bulls on her Northland farm. She never answers her phone when she's working with them as she needs to keep her wits about her. Audio, Gallery

Philip Guscott specialises in farm succession planning for sheep and beef farmers. As he heads towards retirement, he shares some of the advice he's been giving for the past 35 years. Audio

Avocado exports are just starting,  apple growers are thinking about heavily pruning crops because there'll be so few workers to pick their fruit,  a crisp minus seven degrees hit the Mackenzie… Audio

Anna Blair Northland Bull farmer, Dairy Trainee of the Year from 2019, Phil Guscott talks farm succession. Audio

The Southland branch of Federated Farmers is advising its members not to apply for Resource Consent for winter grazing.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio

The problem of passing on the family farm to kids has long been a headache for farmers. But it's become even more of a predicament as the farming population ages. There's a range of questions - what… Audio

The listed kiwifruit producer Seeka has reported a lift in its six month earnings, in spite of what it's describing as a very challenging operating environment. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio