Rural

The battle to bring the Tasman wildfire under control is entering its ninth night tonight - and residents evacuated from around 200 nearby properties are no closer to knowing when they'll be heading… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Truckloads of hay are being donated by Canterbury farmers to help those affected by the Tasman fires. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

With many regions around the country drying-up, some farmers who can't move their stock due to Mycoplasma bovis movement restrictions are concerned about water availability. Audio

Scottish settlers were so common in the small Whanganui settlement of Turakina that Gaelic was spoken on the streets up until the 1920s. Anglicans played "second fiddle" to Presbyterians in the town… Audio

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The North Island is generally coping well with the summer conditions, but in the South Island the Tasman district and Eastern Marlborough are very dry. Irrigation supplies are… Audio

A rundown on how the hop season is progressing with Brent MacGlashen from Mac Hops in Motueka. Harvesting commences mid-February with early varieties such as Pacifica and Taiheke.  Audio

Aria Sports Day, Under FiveHundy: Turakina, Making Headway with Hops and the Regional Wrap. Audio

As you will have heard in the news a two thousand hectare fire continues to rage in the Tasman District. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A huge swath of bush and pine plantations have been destroyed by a bushfire in the Nelson region. Tinder dry conditions and the continuing hot Summer have created the perfect conditions for this fire… Audio

Fire has swept through 19-hundred-hectares of land in the Nelson District, destroying one cottage and causing people from 182 other properties to have to be evacuated. Audio