Rural
Midday Rural News for 24 June 2019
The Minister for Climate Change issues thinks extending greenhouse gas credits to farmers for supplementary tree planting is possible but will take a lot of work. Audio
New Zealand's most fertile land dug up for housing
Over the last decade more than 200 produce growers in Auckland have closed up shop as more rural land has been rezoned to residential to keep up with the demand for housing.
Now, after 60 years of… Video, Audio
Leaving Country Life to return to the country life
Hamilton-based Susan Murray has just retired after 21 years of co-hosting RNZ show Country Life. She recently won the 2019 Ravensdown Agricultural Communicator of the year award at the Mystery Creek… Audio
Dunedin dairy products from contented local cows
At the Port Chalmers dairy farm Holy Cow, each of Merrall and Alex MacNeille's 54 Jersey cows has a name and her own milking stall. The couple sell the cows' milk, along with butter, cream and yoghurt… Audio, Gallery
Dunedin dairy products from contented local cows
At the Port Chalmers dairy farm Holy Cow, each of Merrall and Alex MacNeille's 54 Jersey cows has a name and her own milking stall. The couple sell the cows' milk, along with butter, cream and yoghurt…
AudioTirau's treasure trove
"It's in the blood, this collecting," says Geoff Ernst, the owner, curator and sometimes tour guide of a memorabilia museum in the Waikato town of Tirau. Geoff has spent five decades adding to his… Audio
Tirau's treasure trove
"It's in the blood, this collecting," says Geoff Ernst, the owner, curator and sometimes tour guide of a memorabilia museum in the Waikato town of Tirau. Geoff has spent five decades adding to his…
AudioRegional Wrap
Frosts have catapulted the central North Island into winter. In Southland farmers are putting sheep onto crops but crutching has been held up by rain. Audio
Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their… Audio
Worms Defy Drenches
Veterinarian Anthony Oswald says parasites in sheep have developed a resistance to some drenches and farmers need to re-think when they drench and how they manage their stock to make sure their…
AudioFull Episode for Friday June 21 2019
Milk from Contented Cows, Tirau's Treasure Trove, Worms Defy Drenches and the Regional Wrap. Audio
Full Episode for Friday June 21 2019
Milk from Contented Cows, Tirau's Treasure Trove, Worms Defy Drenches and the Regional Wrap.
AudioSouthern DHB CEO: Maternity services ‘improved’ and ‘enhanced’
Southern DHB CEO Chris Fleming says the DHB has conducted an extensive review into its maternity model but cannot offer 24/7 primary birthing units throughout the region. He told Lisa Owen the… Video, Audio
Southern DHB playing ‘Russian roulette’ with lives – midwife
A baby was born in a car park outside Lumsden Maternity Centre last night, sparking fresh calls for better maternity services in the area.
Video, Audio
Midday Rural News for 21 June 2019
The Real Estate Institute says wavering confidence in the dairy sector and a tightening in lending from banks appear to be creating an atmosphere of caution within the rural sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 20 June 2019
The largest shareholder in Westland Milk products has decided to sit on the sideliness when the proposed sale of the company goes to the vote next month. Audio
Wairarapa flying community farewells killed pilots
The close-knit Wairarapa flying community is preparing to farewell two of their own.
Twenty-year-old Joshua Christensen and 66-year-old Craig McBride, were killed in a mid-air collision near Hood… Audio
