Rural
Restoring Lake Waikare one tree at a time
Waikato iwi have joined forces with ESR scientists and community volunteers – including rugby league legend Tawera Nikauto and his family – to plant thousands of native plants around Lake Waikare in… Audio
Restoring Lake Waikare one tree at a time
Waikato iwi have joined forces with ESR scientists and community volunteers – including rugby league legend Tawera Nikauto and his family – to plant thousands of native plants around Lake Waikare in…
AudioFull Episode for Friday May 3 2019
Motorcycle Madness, Lake Waikere , More Doe for Goats Milk, The Waimakariri Next Generation Farmers Trust and the Regional Wrap. Audio
Full Episode for Friday May 3 2019
Motorcycle Madness, Lake Waikere , More Doe for Goats Milk, The Waimakariri Next Generation Farmers Trust and the Regional Wrap.
AudioMidday Rural News for 3 May 2019
From today, beef farmers will get information on how they will pay for the campaign against Mycoplasma Bovis. Audio
Midday Rural News for 2 May 2019
A parliamentary select committee has heard some scathing criticism of the way the tertiary education system helps people prepare for work in agriculture. Audio
Midday Rural News for 1 May 2019
King Salmon has renewed its appeal for government support to move its salmon farming operations to cooler, deeper waters. Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 April 2019
Biosecurity New Zealand has been told to move fast so new technology is made quickly available to keep the country safe from pests and diseases. Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 April 2019
NZX is reporting falling milk production in March. US commentators are more blunt: the New Zealand dairy season is ending with a wimper. Audio
NZ shearer breaks world record in merino marathon
A New Zealander has broken the world record for the most merino ewes shorn in eight hours. Lou Brown sheared 497 sheep at a farm in Western Australia, breaking the record set 16 years ago by his coach… Audio
From Cape Reinga to Slope Point: a 13-year odyssey
After 2,600 kilometres and 13 years of trekking across private farmland on horseback, foot and bike, the participants on the Great New Zealand Trek are nearing Slope Point – the southernmost tip of… Audio, Gallery
From Cape Reinga to Slope Point: a 13-year odyssey
After 2,600 kilometres and 13 years of trekking across private farmland on horseback, foot and bike, the participants on the Great New Zealand Trek are nearing Slope Point – the southernmost tip of…
AudioRegional Wrap
Confident sheep and beef farmers are paying top money and have out-bid foresters for land on the North Island's East Coast. In the South Island apple harvesting's almost finished in the Nelson Motueka… Audio
Western Australian potato growers let spuds rot in the ground
Fourth generation potato grower Brett De Campo says there's a glut of potatoes following the de-regulation of Western Australia's potato growing industry. Audio
Western Australian potato growers let spuds rot in the ground
Fourth generation potato grower Brett De Campo says there's a glut of potatoes following the de-regulation of Western Australia's potato growing industry.
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