Rural
A (working) dog's life
New Zealand is reputed to have more working dogs per capita than anywhere else in the world. So what's in a day's work? A groundbreaking study is using canine fit bits to find out. Audio, Gallery
Shanghai Pengxin Go It Alone
This week the state owned farming company Landcorp came to the end of its four year sharemilking agreement to run 16 central and southern North Island farms for the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin… Audio
Shanghai Pengxin Go It Alone
This week the state owned farming company Landcorp came to the end of its four year sharemilking agreement to run 16 central and southern North Island farms for the Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin…
AudioShear Warmth
Lyn Neeson and her daughter-in-law Monique Neeson were looking at the wool cheque from the family's remote King Country farm and thought there must be a way to earn more from wool. They now make… Audio
Shear Warmth
Lyn Neeson and her daughter-in-law Monique Neeson were looking at the wool cheque from the family's remote King Country farm and thought there must be a way to earn more from wool. They now make…
AudioRegional Wrap
The dairy season is coming to an abrupt halt in the North Island and in the South, winter's made an appearance. Audio
Full Episode for Friday May 19, 2017
Country Life finds out about the first ever major Chinese/NZ government pastoral farming joint venture and where it's at now as Landcorp hands the management of the former Crafar farms back to… Audio
Full Episode for Friday May 19, 2017
Country Life finds out about the first ever major Chinese/NZ government pastoral farming joint venture and where it's at now as Landcorp hands the management of the former Crafar farms back to…
AudioShrinking sector means more closures possible - Beef and Lamb NZ
A Silver Fern Farms shareholder says sheep farmers need more support and better prices otherwise plants will keep closing as farmers turn to more profitable land uses.
Farmers struggling as dairy workers move to Australia
Foreign dairy workers have been leaving New Zealand for Australia and Canada, and the dairy industry says attemped fixes are too late. Audio
Millions go to lawyers over cycle trail case.
Graeme Watson of Fish and Game in Southland talks about the expensive court battle over the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail. Audio
