Rural

From Cape Reinga to Slope Point - Trekking to Raise Money for MS Research, Ecolibrium Biologicals, Fourth generation Australian potato grower Brett De Campo and the Regional Wrap. Audio

Fish and Game has been largely exonerated after complaints over a conflict of interest at its Central South Island section. Deer Industry New Zealand wants feedback from people in the venison industry… Audio

The Marlborough District Council is reviewing cemetery fees and in some areas the cost of a burial plot could rise 900 per cent. The council says ratepayers currently fund 70 per cent of the cost of… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Countdown has made the decision to offer only organic Braeburn apples in all its New Zealand stores. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A year on from a $5.8 million investment in forestry, the Bay of Plenty village of Minginui is showing seeds of promise, but the 90 jobs initially promised is now being described as 'aspirational'… Video, Audio

Research into how to trace fresh produce from farm gate to dinner table is hitting speed bumps, but organisers believe they can produce a workable solution within a couple of years. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Olia Alpatskaya is from the Ural Mountains in Russia and trained as a mining engineer. She came to New Zealand for a better life with her children and to escape biting minus 30 winter temperatures… Audio, Gallery

The remote, rural Colville community is digging deep trying to fund a new wellbeing and education centre for its 700 strong population. The purpose-built complex would house medical and social… Audio

It's been a marvellous week for harvesting kiwifruit in Bay of Plenty. On Marlborough hill farms calf weaning has finished and ewes are on a fast rotation while the ram is out. Audio

Fruit, Flowers and Fragrances, The Colville Project, Micron Matters and the Regional Wrap. Audio

An official government report on the state of New Zealand's environment has produced a gloomy outlook. Audio

Reforms proposed for overseas investment could make farmers advertise their properties more thoroughly than they do now if they want to sell to a foreign buyer. Audio