IrrigationNZ put questions about water policy to the main parties contesting the November election. Here’s what they had to ...

Federated Farmers has welcomed the scrapping of plans to dump more wastewater sludge at Lauder, but says Otago now needs a region-wide solution.

A 40km water race supplying about 60 rural Featherston properties has gone two years without a bylaw after the council failed ...

Country Crust owner Sharon Ladds says her bakery feels the impact when farmers cut spending, while rising costs add pressure to running a rural business.

The Walter Peak fire has been fully contained, after burning an estimated 1350 hectares according to Fire and Emergency New ...

Potato planting has kicked off in the main growing regions for the 2026/27 season, with an expected 10,000 hectares of ...

A DairyNZ trial investigating extended lactation has shown encouraging findings for farmers looking for ways to reduce pressures around calving and mating ...

Party commits to hundreds of millions of dollars in loans for water storage and infrastructure if re-elected. The National Party says it will commit to hundreds of millions of dollars in loans for ...

The name HAVN Lens Keeper references the Danish word for harbour and Boer’s time in Scheveningen, a Netherlands harbour town where she lived. “I just love the whole nautical Dutch fisherman vibe with ...

Crop scouting remains the best tool maize and sweetcorn growers have to prevent damage from. This, along with accounting for ...

Catlins farmer Lyndon McNab is opening the gates to share the special piece of country his family has called home for more than 70 years.

No party politician has ever made the trip to listen to the people of Nightcaps, says their community board chair.