Rural

The Kiwifruit company, Seeka, has bought a packing and coolstore operation near Tauranga for 25-million dollars. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A drought declaration in Tasman has now been extended to cover Marlborough and the West Coast's Buller District. Audio

Conservationists, recreational advocates and farmers are sounding warnings about the end of tenure review - but for different reasons. Federated Mountain Clubs' President Peter Wilson warns it could… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

This weekend Jesse was in Canterbury and helped out a fundraiser for the local Rural Support Trust. If you're not sure what that is, they're there to help in an emergency, but they're also there to… Audio

Homes are urgently being sought for 70 wild horses that are being mustered out of the Kaimanawa Ranges next month. Audio

Called 'the Goldies' by those in the know, The Golden Shears is the Wimbledon of shearing – or the shearing equivalent of a Grand Prix. The winner of the Open final is considered the creme de la creme… Video, Audio, Gallery

Paua fritters, whitebait, crayfish and venison are on the menu for shearers and supporters at the three-day Golden Shears championship in Masterton. Southland shearing ace Nathan Stratford isn't too… Audio

Beautiful gentle rain has been falling in King Country and Nelson/Mouteka has had a good dose too. Audio

Last weekend the winners of 2019 Manawatu Dairy Industry Awards were announced and the Dairy Trainee of the Year award went to 25-year-old Nick Besinga, who works on a 360 hectare, 1250-cow farm near… Audio

On Country Life this week the programme has been high-jacked by the Golden Shears .. the Goldies … we hear about the event many call the Wimbledon of shearing. Also over paua fritters in a shearers'… Audio

The industry group, New Zealand Beekeeping, is relieved a proposed honey tax has been voted down. Audio