King Country

Today from The Detail: When the money dries up, gains made by a wave of Covid-inspired funding are likely to be lost. Audio

Hamiltonians are settling into their new freedoms with hairdressers, gyms and hospitality enjoying the return to level 2, some even doing so with balloons.

Parts of Waikato and King Country were in… Audio

People in parts of Waikato and King Country are seeing restrictions loosened slightly, to alert level 3 step 1, the same as Auckland's current settings.

Hamilton, Raglan, Waipa, Waitomo and… Audio

People in parts of Waikato and King Country, along with Northland are reluctantly accepting the news alert level 3 will stay in place for another five days.

Authorities say there are too many… Audio

It's a rare throwback to the good old days of amateur rugby. Tomorrow afternoon in Taupō, All Blacks captain Sam Cane will team up with fencers, farmers and forestry workers when he turns out for the… Audio

One of today's 39 new Covid-19 cases has been confirmed in the King Country coastal town of Kāwhia.

The township lies south of Raglan and is not included in the level 3 lockdown area.

Just over 65… Video, Audio

A King Country father and his three children missing in bush for 17 days survived on 'bush food' and rice.

Tom Phillips and his children had not been seen for 17 days until they returned home out of… Video, Audio

Bad weather along the rugged Waikato West Coast has hampered a sea search for a missing King Country man and his three young children missing since the weekend.

Joining us now from outside the police… Video, Audio

School leavers hankering for a career in sheep and beef farming now have the option of applying for a place in the new two-year, fees-free Growing Future Farmers programme that sees them training… Audio

Country Life heads out with a vet to give farms dogs their annual once-over and gets up close and personal with rams to see if they're in good shape for mating. Audio

Just over a year ago Michael and Susie Woodward packed up their 4 children, cows, goats, chickens and farm equipment and moved from a 50/50 sharemilking position in Canterbury to their own farm in… Audio, Gallery

Bridget and Richard Neeson grow kiwifruit deep in a valley 40 minutes drive south of Taumarunui. The fruit gets plenty of winter chilling. Their crop is one of the last to be picked in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery

Steve and Phil Brown have set up their King Country home and farm as a sanctuary for children with disabilities and their families. Their rescued animals are on the staff and help entertain and… Audio, Gallery