Rural

Fieldays gates open to roaring crowds

Fieldays gates are open and people have started pouring in this morning despite heavy traffic congestion around the region. For visitors heading to the four-day... Read More

From mortgage broker to native tree grower

With viticulturist great grandparents, market gardener grandparents, and farmer parents, it wasn't a surprise that Restore Native founder, Adam Thompson ended... Read More

Moving Day Mastery: Calls to plan ahead for June 1

With Moving Day just around on the corner on June 1, it's an exciting but busy time for the dairy farming community. It's the day dairy farming families, contract... Read More

Five farm fatalities in three months

Ag Drive is calling on the agriculture industry to step up and do more to keep people safe on farm, with five fatalities in the first three months of 2023, with... Read More

Opportunities continue to grow at Fieldays

Primary sector education and exciting career opportunities will be showcased at the Fieldays Opportunity Grows Here Careers Hub in June. Fieldays and the Ministry... Read More

Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award finalists

Twenty-six artists from across New Zealand have been named as finalists for the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award, the annual competition which challenges... Read More

Rescue highlights importance of keeping PLB close

Police are reminding people to carry their Personal Locator Beacon - PLB - on their person rather than in their pack or bag, so they have access to it when they... Read More

Warning over “worst weed in the world”

AgResearch is teaming up with regional councils and Rural Contractors New Zealand to collate information on alligator weed in a bid to better understand its spread. The... Read More

Showing respect to retired dairy cows

An Auckland restaurant is showcasing a project to make use of meat from retired dairy cows which has traditionally only been thought suitable for low-value items... Read More

Warning to kiwifruit workers during harvest

Powerco is urging orchard workers to ‘look up' and stay safe around power lines as the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit harvest gets into full swing. With workers... Read More

First of NZ‘s 2023 kiwifruit sets sail for Japan

The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season has now departed the Port of Tauranga, carrying around 2,500 tonnes - more than 600,000 trays - of... Read More

Major milestone: Freight convoys underway on SH5

Around 30 heavy vehicles were some of the first to travel State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the route, as part of a... Read More