Rural
Midday Rural News for 5 September 2019
Standards for intensive winter grazing and tighter restrictions on dairy farm conversions are amongst the changes being proposed by the Government to clean up waterways. Audio
Winter conditions cause struggle for vege growers
Warmer than usual temperatures have resulted in an oversupply of vegetables, lack of demand and low prices.
Wetlands and freshwater proposals set to cause stir
The government will ban activities contributing to the destruction of wetlands, RNZ understands, which could mean change for farmers and developers.
Midday Rural News for 4 September 2019
The likely detection of a poultry virus here has halted the exports of eggs and chicken to some countries. Audio
Midday Rural News for 3 September 2019
Westland Milk has confirmed its final milk price payout for the 2018-19 season, under its former co-op structure, is 5.86 per kilogram of milk solids. Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 September 2019
The Meat Workers Union says it's supporting staff affected by the closure of Silver Fern Farms' pelt processing plant near Ashburton. Audio
Tangaroa Walker - Dairy Farmer 4 Life
29 year old Tangaroa Walker is an award winning Southland contract milker who's evangelical about the joys of rural life. On his increasingly popular Facebook page Farm 4 Life he posts videos of daily… Audio
Being there for bobbies
Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Hubber has rescued nearly 200 cows and calves from a one-way trip to the meatworks with her not-for-profit cow sanctuary 'Til the Cows Come Home. Audio
Being there for bobbies
Nineteen-year-old Jasmine Hubber has rescued nearly 200 cows and calves from a one-way trip to the meatworks with her not-for-profit cow sanctuary 'Til the Cows Come Home.
AudioThe commmunity that kept on giving - Otorohanga funds its own medical centre
The small King Country town of Otorohanga has a sparkling new medical facility. Nearly every cent needed for the $3.4 million building was raised by the community. Audio, Gallery
The commmunity that kept on giving - Otorohanga funds its own medical centre
The small King Country town of Otorohanga has a sparkling new medical facility. Nearly every cent needed for the $3.4 million building was raised by the community.
AudioA View from the Vines - the Winter Haircut
John Douglas runs the tiny Te Hera vineyard on Te Muna Road just out of Martinborough in South Wairarapa. Pruning is coming to an end and it's been a long hard slog for the former psychiatric nurse… Audio
A View from the Vines - the Winter Haircut
John Douglas runs the tiny Te Hera vineyard on Te Muna Road just out of Martinborough in South Wairarapa. Pruning is coming to an end and it's been a long hard slog for the former psychiatric nurse…
AudioRegional Wrap
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers are finishing off winter pruning and having the end of season tidy up. With good weather across Canterbury and winter feed crops mostly finished, tractors have been… Audio
Full Episode for Friday August 30 2019
A cow sanctuary at Cust, pruning vines in Wairarapa, Otorohanga new medical centre and the Regional Wrap. Audio
Full Episode for Friday August 30 2019
A cow sanctuary at Cust, pruning vines in Wairarapa, Otorohanga new medical centre and the Regional Wrap.
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