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Midday Rural News for 1 October 2021
A farmer impacted by covid is encouraging others to get vaccinated. Audio
Flood funding shortfall: 'A bit of a kick in the head really'
It's been four months since the Ashburton District was slammed with a one-in-200-year flood and still the clean up continues.
Marokopa community shocked family found safe and well
Relief has flooded through the Marokopa and Kiritehere communities now that Thomas Phillips and his three children have returned home alive and well.
Phillips and eight year old Jayda Jin, six year… Audio
Clean up continues in Ashburton four months after flood
It's been four months since the Ashburton district was slammed with a one in two hundred year flood and still the clean up continues.
With most of the $4 million in government help now accounted for… Audio
Thomas Phillips search: Update from Otorohanga
Thomas Phillips, who miraculously walked out the bush with his three children yesterday, has apologised to his sister for putting the family through a 17-day ordeal.
Thomas and his three young… Audio
Astonishment after Phillips family returns home
Thomas Phillips, who miraculously walked out the bush with his three children yesterday, has apologised to his sister for putting the family through a 17-day ordeal.
Thomas and his three young… Audio
Phillips children's safety front of mind for locals
The safety of the Thomas Phillips' children was front of mind in the local community over the past few weeks until their sudden return - alive and well - yesterday.
Before turning up at the family… Audio
Morning Rural News for 1 October 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
King Country residents relieved Phillips family returned
There's relief in the small King Country settlement of Kiritehere.
On Thursday Thomas Phillips and his three children turned up alive and well at their family's farmhouse in nearby Marokopa after… Audio
Midday Rural News for 30 September 2021
The Government this morning announced plans for a one-off residency visa to help up to 165 thousand migrants currently in Aotearoa, including about 9 thousand agricultural workers or kaimahi. Audio
New one-off residence visa for migrant workers
There's widespread enthusiasm among the business, agricultural and health sectors for a new one-off residence visa that could let up to 165,000 migrants stay in the country.
But some migrants say the… Audio
Covid-19: Federated Farmers welcomes 2021 Resident Visa
The rural advocacy group Federated Farmers is praising Immigration New Zealand's plans for a residency visa pathway for approximately 9,000 agricultural workers.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio
Morning Rural News for 30 September 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Midday Rural News for 29 September 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 29 September 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Cup and Show Week hope for alert level 1 for Christchurch
There is a lot riding on this Monday's Covid-19 level announcement, and not just for Aucklanders desperate to get back to a life as relatively normal.
A shift down to level 2 for the country's… Audio
Midday Rural News for 28 September 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Morning Rural News for 28 September 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
'Frustrating, disappointing' - Call for better vaccine rollout in rural areas
There are concerns the vaccine rollout is lagging in rural areas with some farmers having to do three-hour round trips to get the jab.
Praise for Zespri response to Covid-positive result on kiwifruit in China
An agribusiness expert says the detection of Covid-19 on a sample of Zespri kiwifruit in China is unlikely to create any long-term problems for the company.
