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A South Otago farming family have come up with an idea to rescue the troubled strong wool trade.

Maja Burry has the rural news. Read more Audio

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Beef and Lamb is urging caution over suggestions that the lamb numbers could dwindle later this year.

Eric Frykberg has the rural news. Read more Audio

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Illegal plantings of New Zealand's high valued gold kiwifruit variety, Sun Gold, have doubled in the past six months in China. Audio

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A rural recycling organisation thinks the government's new waste reduction policy will make the sector take more responsibility for plastic packaging. That follows new rules which will require… Read more Audio

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The Government has been advised to get rid of the Resource Management Act, and start all over again. Audio

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Moves to stop migrant exploitation are being welcomed by the viticulture and horticulture industries. Audio