Country

Seafood industry players are welcoming a government proposal to ease catch limits - but an academic says the rock lobster population may not support it.

Teen hostage-taker said violence 'rush better than drugs'

New Zealand rural

14 Dec 2024

A teen who held his victims hostage at a remote Southland farmhouse with an airgun has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison.

Off-grid farming family focus on farm-to-fork beef and lamb

rural farming

13 Dec 2024

Sustainability, animal welfare and forging a connection between producer and consumer is at the core of how things are done at Ellis Creek Farm, near the Abel Tasman National Park in Golden Bay. Audio

Freestyle to farmstyle, taking one day at a time

rural Northland

13 Dec 2024

Trent Garton, a former champion freestyle motocross rider, and his wife Tiki have bought the family farm. It's been a difficult road but they take it one day at a time. Audio

Overseas investment helping grow Hawke's Bay's horticulture

rural farming

13 Dec 2024

Shane Flynn from Craigmore Sustainables shows off a new orchard the investment agency is developing and explains why they see a bright future for Hawke's Bay's horticulture sector. Audio

Rural News Wrap

rural farming

13 Dec 2024

A round-up of the week's agricultural news. Audio

Full Episode for Friday 13 December 2024

rural farming

13 Dec 2024

This week the team meets a farming family in Golden Bay who grow, process and sell homegrown meat direct to the public. Audio

A Golden Bay farm grows, processes and sells Angus beef and lamb direct to the public

New Zealand Country

13 Dec 2024

Sustainability, animal welfare and forging a connection between producer and consumer are at the core of how things are done at Ellis Creek Farm, near the Abel Tasman National Park in Golden Bay.

Green shoots for Hawke's Bay apple industry with 'well-needed' capital injection

Business Country

13 Dec 2024

Country Life: Shane Flynn from Craigmore Sustainables explains why they see a bright future for the region's horticulture sector.

Gearing up for farming life

Country Country Life

13 Dec 2024

What's it like for a young couple beginning their farming journey in difficult times?

Midday Rural News for 13 December 2024

food farming

13 Dec 2024

Midday Rural News for 13 December 2024. Audio

Morning Rural News for 13 December 2024

food farming

13 Dec 2024

News from the rural farming sector. Audio

Farming advocate was 'one of life's good buggers'

Country Local Democracy Reporting

12 Dec 2024

Chris Allen died, aged 62, in a tragic accident on his Ashburton Forks farm on Monday.

Information Center Cold Call: iSite Masterton

rural leisure

12 Dec 2024

A rouge information center cold call! Jesse rolls the dice and calls a random iSite in this fair land. They don't know he's calling and he doesn't know who will be on the other end of the line. Audio