Rural
Red Sea attacks driving up freight costs - Rabobank
Tensions in the Red Sea are causing problems for exporters working to get key commodities into Europe.
Wool gathering pays off with high demand for natural sheepskin products
The rise in demand comes as people begin to turn away from plastic alternatives and "vegan" leather options.
Summer gardening tips with Fiona Eadie and Tony Murrell
Fiona Eadie is head gardener at Larnach Castle in Dunedin and Tony Murrell is principal designer at Auckland's Murrell Gardens. Together they have a wealth of knowledge to share and help our gardens… Audio
Racing pigs, rides and rural displays draw crowds to Kaikohe A&P
In the most anticipated political race since last year's general election, a piglet named David Seymour has beaten porker "The Jones Boy" - named in honour of NZ First's Shane Jones - by a nose.
Summer Series: Country Life for January 19
Country Life visits Pamu's deer milking operation near Taupo, learns about farming by the Maori lunar calendar - maramataka - and hears about the potential for banana-growing on the West Coast. Audio
Where have all the apples gone? Cyclone Gabrielle, end of season affecting supply
We all know what they say about an apple a day - but what about when the shelves are empty?
Hunters told to start 'solid strength and fitness training' ahead of roar
Outdoor safety advocates are urging hunters to get into shape ahead of the coming roar hunting season to avoid risking serious injury.
Prices up at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
The overall price index is now up more than 2 percent.
Summer Series: Country Life for January 12
Stories from the 2023 archive: Cosmo's at a high country station in the far south, Leah checks in on a toy treasure trove in Te Puke and Sally's off grid with a former Wellington mayor. Audio
'Ghastly' theft as farm loses hundreds of kgs of blueberries
At this time of year, it was a significant loss for the Bay Blueberries farm.
Criticism helps spur shearer Amy Silcock to break world record
A shearing champion says stubbornness and determination to prove critics wrong saw her crack a world record on Sunday.
Ewe beauty! New eight-hour shearing world record set in Wairarapa
A former farmer has smashed the women's solo world record for most ewes shorn in eight hours.
Summer Series: Country Life for January 5
Stories from the 2023 archive: Leah meets a Northland olive grower, Cosmo's scratching cows with Loulou the Cow Whisperer and Sally's out hunting for a good cause. Audio
Summer Series: Country Life for December 29
Stories plucked from the 2023 archives: Cosmo's with chooks on a cliff edge, Sally's picking apples and Leah meets a dairy farmer who hails from Japan. Audio
Rural Taranaki turns on the festive charm
The Grinch is surfing through paddocks and cows are driving tractors on the rural roadside of Taranaki...but who won the festive farm art competition? Audio
'My pop owned a milk run' says farmer who bottles his own milk
A rural entrepreneur is pasteurising and bottling A2 milk from his families farm and delivering it to people's doors, just like his grandfather did. Audio
All the time in the world at Colyton Clocks
Colyton Clocks' Bill Williams reckons he has the largest clock collection in the world. A converted church in the village of Colyton is home to his ticking, chiming, talking timepieces dating from the… Audio
Country Life for Friday 22 December
"My pop owned a milk run" says farmer who bottles his own milk, All the time in the world, Festive farm art in Taranaki and On the Farm - a wrap of conditions on farms and orchards around the country.
…On the Farm - a wrap of conditions on farms around the country
Watermelons are growing well in Pukekohe and potato crops are producing good yields at harvest. In Canterbury, baleage is being made and jersey bulls are being taken out of the dairy herd. Audio
A2 Milk adds costs on Synlait amid contract dispute
Speciality dairy company A2 Milk has ramped up pressure on its supplier Synlait Milk.
