Stories by Monique Steele

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.

Marlborough's wine sector wants its water supply exempted from chlorination to protect production in the home of sauvignon blanc.

There were close to 9000 workers in Aotearoa under the RSE scheme. Audio

Seeka says kiwifruit crop yields have rebounded in 2024.

Honey producer Comvita's bitter financial losses have been sweetened by the maintaining of market share across a number of Asian markets, in the face of "seismic" changes to the global honey industry.

The site was home to the Smithfield meat plant for nearly 140 years.

The government considers supporting bids to establish the first herds of special interest in Aotearoa, as hunter and conservation groups try to strike a balance in managing introduced species.

The industrial hemp sector says it's now one step closer to finally unlocking the true potential of the fibre crop.

Farmers may soon be able to legally fix their broken or damaged farm vehicles, if the bill is successful.

Parents have had to abandon the service, while one has had to quit their job to get their children to school.

However, red meat exporters had to deal with "challenging market conditions" in early 2024.

The Tai Rāwhiti mill that ran for 30 years before it was shut down in late 2023 is set to re-open in the coming months, with new Australian owners.

Early-season apples are being picked, packed and shipped from the East Coast, marking the start of the busy apple export season.

Kiwifruit growers are welcoming the $24.1 million payout Zespri has received for the mice infestation on last season's first shipment of SunGold to Europe as "a late Christmas present".

Red-meat co-op Alliance says it will be an "emotional time" for the 55 remaining meat workers at its Smithfield plant today.