Stories by Maja Burry

The wine industry is bracing for two consecutive years of falling export revenue due to tight grape supplies.

A free trade deal with the UK is taking longer than both sides had hoped.

A group representing independent butchers fears some may not survive an extended lockdown operating under the current rules.

Ministry for Primary Industries officials and the Agriculture Minister held a meeting with more than 180 primary sector leaders this morning to discuss the alert-level 4 lockdown.

Groundbreaking Olympic bid over, Laurel Hubbard says despite disappointment 'it does get better.'

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The four-legged members of New Zealand's Olympic squad are treated like "super athletes" with grooms, a vet, a farrier and physiotherapist to care for them during the Tokyo Games.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are officially open. RNZ's Maja Burry and Clay Wilson were in the stadium to watch the opening ceremony.

An impending tropical cyclone looks set to bring some action to the surfing competition at the Tokyo Olympics this weekend.

A Far North farming family say they are living a nightmare due to feral dogs killing more than 100 of their livestock in the last week.

A failed bid by Zespri to tackle illegal SunGold plantings in China has been met with mixed reaction by the kiwifruit industry.

Zespri kiwifruit growers have voted down a plan to tackle illegal SunGold plantings in China.

Rising commodity prices were the key reason for optimism cited by farmers, Rabobank says, and prices were expected to remain strong moving into the second half of the year.

The government's response to the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak was poorly managed and inflicted lasting trauma on farmers whose stock was culled, a new study has found.

The season just ended was a record breaker for the avocado industry, with the value of sales lifting more than percent 40 on the year prior.

Sampling work in Foveaux Strait has not uncovered any further cases of the deadly oyster parasite, Bonamia ostreae.

Community meetings are being held in Southland this week as part of the biosecurity response to a deadly oyster parasite in Foveaux Strait.

It is hoped a multi-year study on a research farm near Masterton will give farmers a better understanding of the benefits and costs of shifting to a wool-less flock.

Farmers say they don't want to get ahead of themselves, despite Fonterra's record-high opening milk price forecast.

Talk of zero-tariff trade between the UK and Australia has sparked hope that a similar deal can be achieved for farmers here, but New Zealand's Trade Minister says there is still "work to do."

A recent survey of Hawke's Bay farmers shows most finding ways to manage the dry conditions gripping the region.

Scientists are testing thousands of oysters as part of the government's biosecurity response to a deadly oyster parasite found in Foveaux Strait.

New Zealand's alternative proteins sector has huge potential, but is fragmented and lacks clear leadership, according to a new report.

Strong export prices for logs are creating bottlenecks in the local supply chain.

Overall tractor sales were up more than 19 percent for the first quarter of this year, compared to the same three months in 2020, the Tractor and Machinery Association says.