Rural
Bull fetches almost $100,000 at sale
Six weeks of two-year-old bull sales have wrapped up around the country - with a South Canterbury stud banking the top price of $98,000.
Wharf project for Stewart Island now uncertain
Plans to replace an ageing wharf on Stewart Island have stalled due to uncertainty over the Department of Conservation's position, Southland District Council says.
Federated Farmers elects Wayne Langford as national president
The Golden Bay dairy farmer has been acting president since May and South Canterbury arable farmer Colin Hurst will serve as vice president.
'Consumers overseas love our wine': Industry savours record $2.3b in exports
Wine exports have surged to a record level with volumes up 20 percent, despite the extreme weather growers have faced in the past year.
A green fingered grower with tunnel vision
Adrian Merhten's hydroponic journey began 20 years ago after being inspired by a local vegetable grower. He was a baker then, but now he's known in Hokitika as "The Lettuce Man". Audio
Hunting for Tai Rāwhiti - "I don't see deer, I see a food bag"
A team of hunters heads out every five weeks to a hill country farm to harvest deer meat for Tai Rawhiti's food banks which have been under pressure after devastating weather hit the region this year… Video, Audio
Finding joy in retirement: Knocking toys into shape
Knocker Harris started making wooden toys for his grandchilden - 12 years later he can't stop. Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Wet conditions across much of the North Island are causing headaches and heartbreak for some, while the South Island is recording boomer seasons in parts, thanks to the wet. Kiwifruit harvest has been… Audio
Country Life for Friday June 30 2023
Lettuce man, Knocker the toy man, deer hunting, monthly wrap of conditions on farm. Audio
Concerns raised Cyclone Gabrielle support package better for banks than growers
A Hawke's Bay fruit grower has harshly criticised the government's loan scheme for cyclone-affected growers and farmers. Audio
'Nobody to talk to': Lack of bridge splits Hawke's Bay community
Puketapu residents say the loss of a bridge ripped away by floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle has torn the community apart. Audio
Chef swaps cooking good food for The Good Farm
The Good Farm – a raw milk producer and market garden in the Bay of Plenty – is a real family affair. Former chef Loren Gibbs tells us about trading in the heat of the kitchen for digging in the dirt… Audio
New direction for traditional farm
With fields of crops, shimmering solar panels and several hundred Wagyu beef cattle, young farmer Ryan Cockburn is changing the landscape on his grandparents' coastal property. Audio
Treat youself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust
Taranaki branch chair Mike Green says we've not weathered the storm yet, but with support, we can. Audio
Rural News Wrap
RNZ's rural news reporter, Leah Tebbutt, takes a look at the week's agricultural news. Audio
Country Life for 23 June 2023
A new direction for a traditional farm, a chef swaps the heat of the kitchen for chilly mornings milking, and a chat with the Rural Support Trust on farmer wellbeing. Audio
'Road vac' designed to deal with pesky dust clouds on gravel roads
An engineering graduate has created a new solution to the billows of dust which kick up when you drive down a gravel road. David Pethybridge is developing 'RoadVac'. He speaks to Jesse. Audio
'Tinder meets Airbnb' as rural shed share moooooves on up
A new business lane just opened up in the business sector, Heybarn is an online service that's matches those with available space to those who don't have enough. It was launched earlier this year and… Audio
Why off-season roses are thriving better in cyclone-hit Esk Valley
Along the fence lines of the cyclone-devastated Esk Valley, red roses still turn their little faces towards the pale winter sun, and their unusually strong flush this year has turned heads.
Government review of Emissions Trading Scheme to be released
The Climate Change Commission has said the ETS in its current form is a threat to achieving the country's reduction targets.
