Rural

How renewing poor pasture boosts dairy profits

Dairy farmers need to look at their best paddocks to see what the poorest can produce once improved. Industry-good body DairyNZ says maximising pasture growth,... Read More

Couple build new Cambridge training base

A reconnection between two friends led to a new racehorse training facility in Cambridge. Josh King and Maija Vance had a transtasman long distance relationship,... Read More

How Kaimai beekeepers built a honey legacy

Following 29 years of beekeeping and consistently producing award winning honey, Jody and Ralph Mitchell of Kaimai Range Honey are slowly handing the day-to-day... Read More

Homekill butcher’s micro abattoir vision

When homekill specialist Toby Barkla posted a clip-on social media showing the inside of a cow's udder, he didn't expect much more than the usual interest. Instead,... Read More

Farm struggles? How Rural Support can help

After a busy 2025, Waikato Rural Support is kicking off the New Year at this month's NZ Dairy Expo. Two representatives will be on-site at Bedford Park for... Read More

Beekeepers facing lighter, later honey harvest

Beekeepers blocked from getting to their hives mid-harvest because of roads closed by recent storms, are expecting a lighter and later honey harvest this year. Storms... Read More

Grant helps charity get more mince and milk

Bay of Plenty farmers are being urged to donate mince and milk from their herds to help meet growing demand from local foodbanks for nutritious protein, as BayTrust... Read More

Scientist who transformed kiwifruit and avocados!

An award-winning scientist's pioneering work in horticulture will be remembered long after his passing. Dr David Steven, who died in Auckland recently, developed... Read More

Needle steriliser a ‘third hand’ for farmers

The final touches are being put on a new gadget promising to speed up vaccinating or giving pain relief to livestock. Around 20 New Zealand deer farmers were... Read More

Festival honours godwits’ record-breaking flight

Each spring, an extraordinary homecoming unfolds above Tauranga Harbour. After flying more than 12,000km non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand, bar-tailed godwits... Read More

Man unaccounted for after Ōpōtiki river incident

An operation continues on Sunday to locate a man who is unaccounted for following a water-related incident in Ōpōtiki. Police were called to the Waioeka... Read More

A hidden world revealed

Award-winning Pāpāmoa photographer Paula Vigus has spent hundreds of hours crouched on forest floors, wandering through bush blocks and remote landscapes,... Read More