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Vaccine campervans hit road in bid to reach more people
Health officials are thinking smaller and more nimble as they try to reach the half million people who have not had a first dose of the vaccine.
First were the 'Shot Bro' buses, now vaccine campers… Video, Audio
Midday Rural News for 19 October 2021
A free trade deal with the UK is only weeks away. Audio
Morning Rural News for 19 October 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
'Time for them to go': Call for ban on colony farming
SAFE has written an open letter calling on the Agriculture Minister to ban colony cages, which it says has the backing of hundreds of New Zealand veterinary professionals.
Midday Rural News for 18 October 2021
Growers have been told to think of innovative ways to fix the labour shortage. Audio
Morning Rural News for 18 October 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Small feet stay warm thanks to Amuri Basin entrepreneur
Tracey Topp started making merino socks for children sixteen years ago. It all began when she struggled to find woollen socks for her two boys. Now her Cosy Toes brand has expanded to adult socks as… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Waikato has hit peak milk production a couple of weeks early and in the south, heavy snow has fallen in Central Otago Audio
Farming for the Future
It's hoped a dairy farm trial in Taranaki can provide some answers for dairy farmers needing to lower their environmental footprint. Country Life visits the Gibson Farm near Hawera to check out some… Audio
Country Life Friday October 15 2021
Country Life visits a dairy farm which is helping to test methods which might lower the environmental footprint of dairying and meets an entrepreneur who's taken New Zealand wool socks to the world. Audio
Don't let the bed bugs bite...
Heiko Kaiser has a pest control business for all sorts of pests, urban and rural, but his interest in pests started when bed bugs were found in a resort he was running. Audio
Piopiotahi prepares for possibility of being stranded in a disaster
One of New Zealand's most scenic spots is also one of the most remote, and vulnerable if it gets cut off.
Piopiotahi Milford Sound is preparing for how it would cope if it was left stranded in a… Audio
Midday Rural News for 15 October 2021
A rural health specialist is hoping Super Saturday drives up vaccine numbers in rural areas. Audio
Avocado prices tumble: 'Everyone's going to run at a loss this year'
New Zealand Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular says this will be one of the toughest seasons the industry has had in the last decade.
Morning Rural News for 15 October 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Sunflower seed study unlocks a new market in Canterbury
Canterbury farmers looking for an additional crop to add to the mix this summer might do well to look at sowing sunflower seeds.
Midday Rural News for 14 October 2021
The dairy sector is standing by proposals to cut emissions. Audio
Morning Rural News for 14 October 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 13 October 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Covid-19: Rural vaccination rates lag behind cities
Covid-19 vaccination rates in rural communities are more than 10 percent behind those in urban centres.
Research from University of Otago's School of Medicine finds that low accessibility, longer… Audio