Rural

Danielle Power started Accolade Stud three years ago on her 10-acre lifestyle block in Sefton, North Canterbury. The stud is based around her palomino gypsy cob stallion Ballydangan Bo-Shambu. She… Audio

Peter Bielski of Nelson says if export logs were squared up, the bark would be removed and become a resource for us to exploit. Audio

Each week Scarborough Fare's Jeanette Rea and Pam Maurice pack out a tonne of herbs - that's an awful lot of leaves. The growers, from near Waiuku, have three hectares in fragrant herbs, mostly grown… Audio

Bay of Plenty's had glorious days. Silage is being cut here too, there's plenty of grass around. The West Coast is mopping up after a deluge. Queenstown had snow in the hills and then 22 degree days.

People have flocked to register to visit Fonterra farms this weekend. Three times the number of people who visited open farms last year want to see farming in action this year. Audio

The Country Life team hear about the deluge on the West Coast - and how Northland would like some of that water diverted its way. Kiwifruit is flowering. Country Life's with one of the country's… Audio

Westland Milk CEO Toni Brendish says roads damaged by wild weather on the West Coast are creating major headaches for farmers - and the travel delays couldn't have come at a worse time. Video, Audio

Some farmers in the South Island's Westland District are having to dump milk and others have shifted stock to higher ground, due to flooding in the area. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

New Zealand's biggest company, Fonterra has fronted up to shareholders and addressed failings at it's annual general meeting today. Audio

One of two new members of the Fonterra board says his election could be a protest vote by the company's farmer shareholders. Audio

While cosmetic animal testing is banned in New Zealand, and has been for the past 3 years, cosmetic products tested on animals elsewhere can still be bought here, and at the last count animal testing… Audio

There will soon be more temporary workers from the Pacific Islands in New Zealand. Audio