Rural

Revolutionary facial recognition technology for sheep may change the face of farming in New Zealand. Dunedin company Iris Data Science have received 40-thousand dollars from Callaghan Innovation to… Audio

The Minister for the Environment is rejecting the claim that some farmers would get unfair treatment under the Government's proposed Action Plan for Healthy Waterways, which was announced last month.

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A community group has been trapping predators on Mt Karioi near Raglan for ten years. Now the rare grey-faced petrel, whose population was in serious decline, is on the gain. Audio

Caroline and Mark Eastmond run Hazelnut Nurseries on the hills near Waiau in North Canterbury. Initial planting began in 1993 and now they have about 1,300 established trees producing nuts for the… Audio

Kylie Leonard's cows get to enjoy the scent of her French perfume. After a house fire, the Taupo farmer has vowed to live life to the full and not keep anything for special occasions. Last year Kylie… Audio

In Northland it has been an exceptional week in terms of pasture growth on the back of some good rain. Canterbury has had another variable week of weather with only a couple of good days in which to… Audio

The Karioi Project, Nuts about Hazels, Kylie Leonard - Committed to dairy farming and to her community and the Regional Wrap. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries believes a chicken virus that was recently detected in New Zealand can be eradicated. Audio

Gary Hirshberg's business Stonyfield Farm began in the United States in 1983 with seven cows in a field. It's now the world's largest organic dairy company, with more than $600 million in annual sales… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

After a massive slip came down on State Highway 4 farmer Sarah Adams has found herself cut off from the outside world. She was one of more than 200 people who packed the Baptist Church in Raetihi… Audio

There's a fear that many hill country farmers could be locked into low-return agriculture by the Government's proposed policy on clean water. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A spokesperson for the Deerstalkers Association fears Tranche Two of the Government's arms control programme could make some current hunting methods illegal. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio