Rural

Any introduction of a capital gains tax in New Zealand would have to include farmland, according to the Tax Working Group. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Strawberry growers in New Zealand say they are grateful there has been no sabotage of their product of the sort perpetrated in Australia. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

For hundreds of years, Māori have strategically tended, harvested and protected food resources around Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) in Canterbury. Today, local farmers are learning these same indigenous… Video, Audio

Stu Bracegirdle loves possums and has made his living from them for over 40 years. He keeps plastic bags in his motorhome for picking up 'roadies' and has a pet possum at home aptly named 'Lucky'. Audio

Ian Whitakker has been called a walking encyclopaedia on Mokau's history. He's lived there for 59 years. Audio

The North Island has warmed up this week as the southerly died away and the sun appeared. In the South Island it was similar with plenty of sunshine and fruit trees in blossom. Audio

On Country Life this week Mananui Ramsden is Environment Canterbury's cultural land management advisor and is helping farmers on land near Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere to understand and implement new… Audio

As Fonterra's shareholders and the country at large digest yesterday's 196 million dollars loss, attention has turned to the cooperative organisation of the company. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Some farmers have culled stock and put in compensation claims for Mycoplasma bovis-infected stock, before MPI had instructed them to do so. John Campbell reports Audio