Rural
Cows forced to give birth in muddy fields - SAFE
Animal advocacy group SAFE has released photos of cows giving birth in a muddy Southland paddock. While not ideal nor the norm, Federated Farmers says mud is a fact of life at this time of year. Video, Audio
Cows back in the gun over climate change legislation
Farmers' hopes of getting an easy ride in climate change legislation has been dented by the combative stand on methane.
Rural residents back Shane Jones’ call to keep banks open
People in the provinces are backing Shane Jones' call to force banks to keep branches open in rural areas. The banks, however, insist they're doing a good job and are providing more banking options… Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 August 2018
A judge has given growers and the Ministry for Primary Industries 24 more hours to decide what to do about 48 thousand impounded seedlings. Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 August 2018
The Ministry for Primary Industries is standing by its crackdown on an international supplier of apple and summer fruit trees, despite the industry here saying it could cost them over a billion… Audio
1bn trees - natives to leave exotics in the shade?
Head of MPI's forestry service Te Uru Rākau Julie Collins talks through the details of planting a billion trees with Kathryn Ryan. The government's ten year planting programme has raised questions… Audio
Life after being declared M. Bovis free
A few weeks ago, after culling 1700 calves, Ben Walling and Sarah Flintoft's farm was declared Mycoplasma bovis free. Conan Young and Dan Cook returned to find out how they were getting on. Video, Audio
Midday Rural News for 28 August 2018
Tasman District Council has failed to decide what to do about its controversial Waimea dam proposal, after debating the matter all morning. Audio
Gita clean-up: Marahau community pitches in for faster relief
Marahau is still a landscape of mud and logs, six months after Cyclone Gita wreaked havoc on this small area of the Tasman District. Audio
Fonterra start cream cheese production at new plant
Fonterra's new $100 million plant in Canterbury will cater for the surge in popularity of cream cheese in Asia.
Toxic foam results rising a year after testing began
Manawatu was meant to be the test case for how well officials handled the toxic firefighting foam contamination countrywide, but instead it's been like David in gumboots versus Goliath. Video, Audio
Farmers under pressure
There has been a lot of news over the last week about issues in farming. While all these stories have merit, many farmers are feeling under attack. Audio
Midday Rural News for 27 August 2018
Fonterra has started producing cream cheese at a new 100 million dollar plant in Canterbury. Audio
Gone troppo: the Northland couple growing bananas, pineapples and coffee
Tropical fruits cope extremely well in New Zealand conditions, says Linda Schafli. She and her husband Owen grow bananas, pineapples and coffee on a seven-hectare property east of Whangarei. Audio, Gallery
Gone troppo: the Northland couple growing bananas, pineapples and coffee
Tropical fruits cope extremely well in New Zealand conditions, says Linda Schafli. She and her husband Owen grow bananas, pineapples and coffee on a seven-hectare property east of Whangarei.
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