Rural
Horse riders feel 'overlooked' by snubs for road protections
Equestrians are feeling "frustrated" as repeated bids for greater safety measures fall on deaf ears.
Midday Rural News for 20 May 2025
North Island oyster farmers say sewage run off will ruin their businesses. Audio
Midday Rural News for 20 May 2025
North Island oyster farmers say sewage run off will ruin their businesses. Audio
A day in the life of a rural midwife
Rural midwife Sheryl Wright drives a winding dangerous road and even fords rivers to get to pregnant and new mothers in northwest Coromandel. She provides maternity care in the largest "very remote"… Audio
Where there's wool there's a way
Taranaki weaver Alison Ross is trying to bring back woollen-blankets made from locally-grown wool to highlight the fibre's benefits. Audio
Lambs are flying out of the pens at the Canterbury Saleyards
A lot of Waitaha farmers are moving away from the traditional system of running ewes and finishing their own lambs. Now they're all in the market to buy in and finish other people's lambs. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 16 May 2025
This week Country Life heads to the saleyards in Canterbury, meets a Taranaki woman weaving locally-grown wool into blankets and finds out what it's like to be a rural midwife working in a very remote… Audio
Limits for residues of weedkiller glyphosate in food could rise
Public consultation for a proposal to raise maximum residue limits closes at 5pm on Friday.
Midday Rural News for 16 May 2025
The Ministry for Primary Industries is putting the hard word on farmers around intensive winter grazing. Audio
Midday Rural News for 14 May 2025
Farmers are being urged to reduce the risk of quad bike-related deaths. Audio
Rustic sheds reveal immigrants' farming legacy
The story of a pioneering family of Dalmatian immigrants has been kept alive through a cluster of old sheds on the Devcich farm near Thames.
ATV roll-over leaves one dead, three injured
One person is dead and three have been injured after an ATV rolled in rural Waikato this afternoon.
Footage sought after aggravated robbery in rural town
Police investigating an aggravated robbery at a business in the small town of Marton are appealing for information and footage from the area.
Harvesting time is nuts at busy walnut orchard
The tree shaker and walnut picker-upper are cracking ahead at Heather North and Clive Marsh 16-hectare nuttery near Lincoln. By harvest's end, over 30 tonnes of dried walnuts will be turned into… Audio
