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Securing a stable workforce was top of the agenda at this morning's Apples and Pears Conference in Christchurch. 

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

Hawkes Bay growers say following changes the Government has made to one of its cyclone recovery packages, they have a clearer path forward.

Monique Steel has the rural news. Read more Audio

Waikato Federated Farmers dairy chair, Matthew Zonderop, says the combination of inflation, paying wages, high feed prices and a falling beef price schedule is putting people off raising bobby calves.

The Forest Owners Association says the Government's reset of the ETS is a step in the right direction, but it isn't enough to restore confidence in the forestry sector.

Monique Steele has the rural… Read more Audio

A Waikato dairy company was fined over $32,000 for failing to declare hundreds of animal movements.

Sally Wenley has the rural news. Read more Audio