Rural

A south Canterbury farmer is thrilled to have discovered a colony of rare long-tailed bats on his farm. The tiny bats used to be common throughout New Zealand in the 1800s - they were once a common… Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries says that about a third of farmers are still not registered under the NAIT scheme, or National Animal Identification and Tracing.

Susan Murray has the rural news.

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Forest owners are getting protection against millions of dollars in liabilities for Acts of God.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A farming spokesman from the Thames Coromandel area says despite large volumes of rain that lashed the region over the weekend, the impact of flooding was still only moderate.

Eric Frykberg has the… Audio

For High country farmer, David Crutchley, a complete change to the old ways of doing things, has been the secret to his success, and to juicy lamb. Around a decade ago he decided to swap out the… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Charteris Bay farmer Laura Beck hung up the milking cups in the dairy shed in 2018 and now she is raising cattle on 22 hectares of farmland she leases from the Orton Bradley Park Trust on Banks… Audio

With the large number of people losing their jobs because of Covid-19, Dairy NZ has launched a publicity campaign to encourage people to consider changing careers and get into dairy farming. On June 8… Audio

Agricultural engineer Troy Prendergast has custom-built a free range poultry farm on 11 hectares of land near Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere in Canterbury. "It was something we could do at a large scale… Audio

Our guest on the 90s file this week is keen to tell stories about farming and its people, despite ructions to the media landscape. Audio

Farmers in the far north have had to get their wet weather gear out this week and pruning has started on orchards and vineyards. Audio

Country Life this week talks to workers who've switched to dairying from quite different careers and love the farming life. In The 90s File we speak to Riley Kennedy who is keen to tell stories about… Audio

Dairy NZ says thousands of jobs will be unfilled on dairy farms if migrant workers aren't given further extensions to their visas.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Audio