Rural

Federated Farmers is welcoming the rise in the latest global dairy auction. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Fonterra's pledge to pay bills more promptly is being welcomed by trucking companies but they say far more is needed.  Audio

A mental health initiative to tackle suicide and depression in rural communities is likely to be one of the major casualties of a government decision to reject funding for an umbrella organisation for… Audio

Spark and TVNZ have secured the rights to broadcast the Rugby World Cup, but only seven of the 40 matches will be on free-to-air TV - the rest will require a high-speed internet connection. Video, Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

Joel Solomon chairs Renewal Funds, Canada's largest mission venture capital firm, at $98m assets under management, almost all in the organic foods and distribution, green tech and independent media… Audio

Malcolm Smith and Robyn Curtis-Smith have transformed an abandoned West Coast gold mining valley into fertile farmland for their cattle. They've also built a house and a huge waterwheel that generates… Audio, Gallery

The Central Otago settlement of Ophir has the dubious honour of being the coldest place in the country. Sam Leask should know. Every day the sheep farmer ducks out to record the temperature, then… Audio

Dr Clive Dalton, a retired animal scientist, says New Zealand needs to seriously look at many farming and recreational practises that we see as "normal" and question how they'd look to overseas… Audio

Farmers across the country have been reaching for their winter woolies this week. The apple harvest in Hawkes Bay has only a couple of weeks to run. Weaning is underway in Marlborough. One farmer says… Audio