Rural
A Cafe in the Corner
Pirinoa Station has been in the same family for 140 years. Now the old blacksmith's shop, in a tiny corner of the farm, has been transformed into a cafe.
AudioRegional Wrap
Waikato has had a break from relentless rain this week but Canterbury has had plenty; 100 mils fell across the region halting cultivating, drilling and the spreading of fertiliser. Audio
Full Episode for Friday October 6, 2017
Exciting prospects for our cross bred wool thanks to high value products in the USA, and country golf - just how do those clubs keep going... Audio
'Absolutely no risk' in culled cow meat
Thousands of cows potentially infected by mycoplasma bovis, a disease that can kill cattle, are to be slaughtered and sold for consumption as it poses no risk to humans, Federated Farmers says. Audio
Mental health support needed for farmers
A Waikato farmer is pushing for the government to provide better mental health support for the rural sector.
Farm 'looks like a duck pond'
A Bay of Plenty farmer says this has been the toughest year of farming in his 35 years on the land.
One in five farmers ignoring safety regs - WorkSafe
About 20 percent of farmers are not up to scratch with new health and safety regulations, WorkSafe says.
Fall in farm worker deaths 'encouraging'
The number of deaths and serious injuries in the farming sector have dropped this year.
Alliance Group invests $54m in technology
New Zealand's second largest meat company has unveiled a $54 million programme of capital expenditure for the next year.
To-wood the future
Precision-bred trees will be central to our economy as wood-based products replace plastic and glass fibre in laptop cases, car interiors and even aeroplanes, a molecular geneticist says. Audio
