Rural News

Japanese-owned forestry company Juken has told 60 staff this morning, they will lose their jobs in the week before Christmas. 

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

Farmer-owned red meat co-op Alliance has reported a loss after tax of $70 million for the year ended September - a big flip from last year's $73.6 dollar profit.

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Wood chopping, dog trials, rare breeds and a beautiful Belgian Blue cow are all on display at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Ōtautahi today.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

Sanford's revenue is up despite selling a lower volume of mussels and squid.

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Farmers are being told to check their paddocks of maize and sweetcorn in particular for the crop-destroying moth fall armyworm well into summer.

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A new study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found heart attack patients presenting at urban hospitals receive more timely care than those at rural or smaller urban hospitals.

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