Rural
Kiwi on pest patrol
Could growers harness the kiwi as a way of reducing pests attacking their crops? A recent study has filmed the endangered birds entering vineyards and orchards at night to feast on beetles, weevils… Audio
Gisborne buzzing with Poverty Bay A&P Show
Poverty Bay kicks off A & P season with a banger of a show this weekend in Gisbone - Nathan talked with Lana Davy Audio
Price to fix town stopbanks at 'catastrophic risk of failure' doubles
For two years Spring Creek residents have been warned to be ready to evacuate if there is heavy rain.
The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
Changes announced by the animal welfare minister turn out not to be what they say on the label.
The pig welfare reforms that roll back pig welfare
Changes announced by animal welfare minister Andrew Hoggard turn out not to be what they appeared on the label. Audio
'Big money' changing hands at Feilding saleyards
Global demand for red meat is driving strong prices for sheep and cattle, some of the best former Feilding farmer Eric Linklater has seen.
Cattle, cookhouses and call of back country
Country Life spends a day with the stockmen, farmer and cook at Molesworth Station, peeling back the mystique of New Zealand's most famous farm. Audio
Growing vegetables 'like cakes relying on solar energy'
David Ruan says the colourful vegetables growing in his garden are like little mooncakes relying on the sun for energy, hence the name Suncakes Gardens.
From the Archives: Mustering at Molesworth
It's an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the cows for the mating season and everyone needs to beat the heat. Country Life producer spent a day with the… Audio
The 'big money' changing hands at the Feilding saleyards
Global demand for red meat is driving strong prices for sheep and cattle, some of the best former Feilding farmer Eric Linklater has seen in over 20 years of guiding tours at the local saleyards. Audio
A wrap from RNZ's rural news desk
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
Mooncakes under a southern sun
David Ruan says the colourful vegetables growing in his garden are like little cakes relying on the sun for energy, hence the name Suncakes Gardens. Audio
Country Life Friday 10 October 2025
Country Life is next, and this week the team takes you to the back country of Marlborough and the famous Molesworth Station. Audio
Midday Rural News for 10 October 2025
Views are stacking up on the proposed sale of Fonterra's long-time consumer brands like Anchor. Audio
Rural News for 6 October 2025
There's hopes for a new method to control wilding conifer pines. Audio
