Stories by Monique Steele

Orchard gate returns have dipped across most kiwifruit varieties per tray in the 2024/2025 fruit season, off records last year, while marketing giant Zespri's corporate profits hit a record.

Equestrians are feeling "frustrated" as repeated bids for greater safety measures fall on deaf ears.

Public consultation for a proposal to raise maximum residue limits closes at 5pm on Friday.

One of New Zealand's most successful cows, producing eggs that spawned more than 111 direct offspring, has been inducted into the Livestock Improvement Corporation's prestigious hall of fame.

The invasive freshwater weed that is widespread in the North Island was eradicated in the South Island 12 years ago. But it's been spotted for sale online from Christchurch.

Tight margins in a challenging second half of 2024 have hit the pockets of major red meat processor and exporter ANZCO Foods.

The rural healthcare sector is telling the government that the way New Zealand addresses health inequalities for rural and indigenous Māori patients will be under global scrutiny next year.

They are teaming up with more than 70 farmers across Vietnam to enhance and future-proof the production of passionfruit in the Southeast Asian republic.

Earlier in April, Ministry of Health reviewed certain matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act (1977).

New Zealand's medicinal cannabis sector is warning that "onerous" regulations around production are restricting the local sector, while international players flood the market.

Harvest produced nothing after being disrupted by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Campylobacteriosis could be transmitted through drinking water or contaminated food.

A new deal has offered hope for more products from New Zealand's horticulture sector to enter the lucrative market of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economy.

Other sectors are disappointed they have so far missed out on the government's boost for the wool sector.

A four-year-old Northland girl has been awarded for her giant pumpkin growing skills for the second year in a row.

Government departments and agencies were ordered to find savings last year, including salaried and contracted staff.

Local growers account for just 10-15 percent of the nuts consumed in New Zealand each year. Audio

The United States was New Zealand's third largest market for timber exports.

Northland will likely miss out on a multimillion-dollar, government-backed vegetable growing operation following the closure of the Marsden Point refinery near Whangārei.

The industrial hemp sector is feeling unified and buoyant by a long-awaited regulatory review that it hopes will see more farmers adopt the crop and unlock its economic, social and environmental…

The red meat company has recorded another bit loss, which it put down to low market pricing and "historically low" livestock flows in 2024.

Increased hops production has led to a surplus of the dried flower used in beer making or for medicinal purposes.

NZ apple exporters are trying to capitalise on the increasingly wealthy Vietnamese consumer, while elbowing out global competition. Audio

Under the backdrop of the Southern Alps, around 600 exhibitors have set up for the event.

The welfare of animals involved in rodeos continue to divide those in the sport and animal rights activists.