Rural

Today we talk to sheep and beef farmer and rural issues writer Steve Wyn Harris, who's looking at a crisis facing the world - how to feed a potential population of 10 billion people by 2050? Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The Ministry for Primary Industries thinks compensation for growers caught up in a huge biosecurity scare will fall well short of the 1.5 billion figure quoted in court. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Consumers might have to pay more for some vegetables because of a very wet winter. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

New Zealand strawberry growers are considering tighter security this season, after a punnet of Australian strawberries were found to be contaminated with needles in Auckland yesterday. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A small town between Hokitika and Franz Josef is home to the largest eggplant-growing business in the South Island. Audio

In 2007 the Omapere Rangihamama Trust was broke. But new leaders and strategies saw it by 2017 winning the Ahuwhenua Trophy. Video, Audio

Vegetable growers around Pukekohe had been contemplating turning on their irrigation systems but rain saved the day. Audio

Deer Industry New Zealand's Tony Pearse has recently returned from the 7th World Deer Congress in Russia. It's held once every four years. Audio

Under FiveHundy: The Far North's Waimamaku, Hari Hari Hot House, Omapere Rangihamama Trust, World Deer Congress and the Regional Wrap. Audio

The irrigation industry says the Tax Working Group has got it wrong in saying a water tax would improve efficiency. Audio