Rural
Hunters propose restrictions to mitigate Covid-19 risk under level 3
Hunters are prepared to restrict how far they can travel and who with to try persuade the government to permit the activity at Covid-19 alert level three.
Norsewood's Old Dairy Factory hums to a new tune
Old dairy factories can be found throughout New Zealand. Some are crumbling and scrawled with graffiti but others have taken on a new lease of life. The Old Dairy Factory in Norsewood is now a… Audio, Gallery
Norsewood's Old Dairy Factory hums to a new tune
Old dairy factories can be found throughout New Zealand. Some are crumbling and scrawled with graffiti but others have taken on a new lease of life. The Old Dairy Factory in Norsewood is now a…
AudioCountry Dentist- Kim Tatham
Kim Tatham has recently won an award for her service to rural health. She has a dental practice in Piopio; a town with fewer than 400 residents. Audio
Country Dentist- Kim Tatham
Kim Tatham has recently won an award for her service to rural health. She has a dental practice in Piopio; a town with fewer than 400 residents.
AudioRural MPs in lockdown
We speak to former Speaker David Carter at home on his farm in Banks Peninsula and the Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor on his eight hectare lifestyle block in the Tasman district. Audio
Rural MPs in lockdown
We speak to former Speaker David Carter at home on his farm in Banks Peninsula and the Minister for Agriculture Damien O'Connor on his eight hectare lifestyle block in the Tasman district.
AudioRegional Wrap
Winter's on its way with a chill in the air and snow in the south but not nearly enough rain to break drought. Farmers are feeding the soil to keep growth going with more stock than normal to feed. Audio
Life amid lockdown for NZ's artisan growers
Jono Walker of the Farmers' Markets New Zealand explains how artisan growers are coping during the Covid-19 lockdown. Audio
Life amid lockdown for NZ's artisan growers
Jono Walker of the Farmers' Markets New Zealand explains how artisan growers are coping during the Covid-19 lockdown.
AudioFull Episode for Friday April 17 2020
Rural MPs during lockdown, the dentist in Piopio, Norsewood's old dairy factory now humming to new tunes, and a look and growing and farming conditions around the country. Audio
Full Episode for Friday April 17 2020
Rural MPs during lockdown, the dentist in Piopio, Norsewood's old dairy factory now humming to new tunes, and a look and growing and farming conditions around the country.
AudioMidday Rural News for 17 April 2020
Farming groups have largely accepted the findings of the Freshwater 2020 report.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
Midday Rural News for 16 April 2020
Winegrowers in Marlbrough are being congratulated for getting through the harvest without incident.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
Coronavirus: West Coast keen to open up ahead of other regions
Businesses on the West Coast of the South Island say with only a handful of Covid-19 cases, they should be the first to be allowed to open their doors.
The government will set out today what Alert… Audio
Coronavirus: West Coast businesses want to open early
Businesses on the South Island's West Coast are agitating for permission to reopen early, because their region has had only five cases of Covid-19.
The Government will say today what Alert Level 2… Audio
Midday Rural News for 15 April 2020
A just completed assessment of the waiting times for getting stock into meat works has highlighted a massive ballooning in processing delays.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
