Rural
Evacuations in Gore, Mautaura after heavy rain, flooding
Gore and Matuara residents living in low level areas have been told to evacuate.
This after hundreds of people in the Southland towns have had an anxious night after being told to prepare to leave at… Audio
Southland local helps stranded tourists amid flooding
Southlanders have been pitching in helping stranded tourists after flooding cut off State Highway Six, south of Queenstown.
Laura Douglas - from the small town of Kingston at the bottom of Lake… Audio
Midday Rural News for 4 February 2020
People and groups in the logging industry are scrambling to find out the full impact of the new coronavirus on their business. Audio
Northland locals hoping to save coastal farm from development
A group of Northland locals is raising funds to buy a 700 hectare east coast farm at Elliot Bay to ensure locals can retain access to the beach and campsites. They're worried that it could be carved… Audio, Gallery
Midday Rural News for 3 February 2020
Fruit and vegetable growers are breathing a sigh of relief that New Zealand has once again been declared free of the pest insect, Queensland Fruit Fly. Audio
A Plum Job
Julie and Mike Russell have been growing produce together for almost 40 years. Now the Hawkes Bay couple grows plums on 13,000 trees. Audio, Gallery
A Plum Job
Julie and Mike Russell have been growing produce together for almost 40 years. Now the Hawkes Bay couple grows plums on 13,000 trees.
AudioThe 90's File
Why do young people choose to work in agriculture? Country Life meets Briar Loveridge who is now working in a job she didn't know existed. Audio
The 90's File
Why do young people choose to work in agriculture? Country Life meets Briar Loveridge who is now working in a job she didn't know existed.
AudioRegional Wrap 31 January 2020
Hawkes Bay's grape vines are enjoying the dry, hot summer but most areas are hoping for rain. Audio
Regional Wrap 31 January 2020
Hawkes Bay's grape vines are enjoying the dry, hot summer but most areas are hoping for rain.
AudioAustralian vintner counts cost of Adelaide Hills fire
James Tilbrook watched his vineyard in Australia's Adelaide Hills go up in smoke in December. Around one third of the winegrowing region stood in the path of one of the massive fatal bushfires which… Audio
Australian vintner counts cost of Adelaide Hills fire
James Tilbrook watched his vineyard in Australia's Adelaide Hills go up in smoke in December. Around one third of the winegrowing region stood in the path of one of the massive fatal bushfires which…
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Farming the Crafty Way
With crystal clear water bubbling up under the farm shed and a cap on livestock numbers on his Taupo property, there was nothing for it but to start making beer with a hairy beast on the label. When… Audio
Farming the Crafty Way
With crystal clear water bubbling up under the farm shed and a cap on livestock numbers on his Taupo property, there was nothing for it but to start making beer with a hairy beast on the label. When…
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