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Covid-19 vaccine: Concerns over future uptake in rural areas
The government is being encouraged to think outside the box when rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine into rural communities.
Rural News for 23 March 2020
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Waimarino Shears' bilingual billboards put te reo Māori in frame
There are hopes the use of te reo Māori in shearing competitions will become much more commonplace.
Hui to put Māori in driving seat to protect mānuka honey marketing
A group working to protect mānuka honey in the global marketplace is holding a series of hui with Māori around the country.
Queensland melon ban dropped after MPI audit
After a ban that spanned more than a year, Queensland melons are back on New Zealand's menu.
Midday Rural News for 22 March 2021
New figures from the Real Estate Institute show farm sales in the year to February were up 23 percent on the same period a year earlier. Audio
Rural News for 22 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
When China drinks milk, Kiwi farmers celebrate
When the Chinese were told to drink milk to stay healthy and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, New Zealand's dairy farmers celebrated. The Global Dairy Trade, explained. Audio
Summer Series - Hunterville
Seventy five percent of people who pass through Hunterville on State Highway 1 have not turned off into its main street. Those who do are often surprised. Hunterville has fewer than 440 residents and… Audio, Gallery
Ash-Leigh Campbell: a rising star in dairy farming
In just a few years, the 30-year-old Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year has gone from interning to running the show at Ngāi Tahu Farming's huge Te Whenua Hou dairy development in North Canterbury… Audio
A Legacy for NZ Wine - inside the Bragato Research Institute
The Bragato Research Institute has just celebrated a year since its opening. Winegrowers and those in the wine supply chain can have their products and technology tested at the shiny new lab in… Audio
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
More than a sniff of rain is needed in the north where weaner cattle are fetching good prices at the sales and in the south farmers are busy with autumn sown crops. Audio
Country Life for 19 March 2021
On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ; A Legacy for NZ Wine - inside the Bragato Research Institute; Lincoln graduate climbs ladder at Ngāi Tahu Farming; Under Five Hundy - Hunterville.
…Support package announced for stressed orchardists
The government has announced a well-being support package for fruit growers hit by a lack of workers and bad weather.
Immigration NZ overturns decision on sheep scanners' work visas
Immigration New Zealand has given the green light to 11 foreign sheep scanners to help New Zealand farmers.
Midday Rural News for 19 March 2021
The first shipment of what's expected to be a record breaking kiwifruit crop has set sail, with the fruit due to arrive in Japan and Korea by early April. Audio
Morning Rural News for 19 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
Native plants can boost crop yields, new study shows
The Plant and Food Research study found having more native plants near crops can attract insects that help with pollination and combat some harmful pests.
Midday Rural News for 18 March 2021
A parliamentary select committee has this morning heard worries from high country farmers over proposed law changes to end tenure review.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te… Audio
Morning Rural News for 18 March 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
