Rural News

A Hawke's Bay ecologist says recent flood events are more traumatic than they need to be.

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The pork industry says it is up to the government to ensure the devastating pork disease African Swine Fever, doesn't arrive in New Zealand. Audio

The New Zealand Animal Law Association and the animal welfare group SAFE are taking the government to court over its failure to stop rodeo events.

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The rain in Buller and Marlborough has finally stopped, giving farmers an opportunity to take stock and assess the damage to their properties this morning.

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Thousands of farmers who have gathered in town and city centres around the country have just honked their tractor horns in protest against what they say are unworkable regulations the Government has… Read more Audio

Conservation minister, Kiri Allan, has set aside 700 thousand dollars to deliver a nationwide online and practical course for hunters. Audio

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