Rural
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 3 April 2025
On today's episode, an RNZ investigation has revealed ministers were lobbied by infant formula companies in the months before the government ditched tougher rules for how formula is made and sold, the… Audio
Rural residents challenge BOP boundary changes
The Representation Commission is consulting on its electoral boundary review that will see changes to the Tauranga, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua electorates for the 2026 general election. Audio
Sam Neill
Actor, Sam Neill, tells Guyon what it's like to work with Stephen Spielberg and talks about a near death experience while filming Jurassic Park. Plus, his candid thoughts on Jacinda Ardern’s… Video, Audio
Father-of-two wins shearing double-crown
The first-time finalist blitzed the field during Saturday's Great New Zealand Muster, shearing 25 sheep in less than 20 minutes.
Silver Fern Farms restructures, records another loss
The red meat company has recorded another bit loss, which it put down to low market pricing and "historically low" livestock flows in 2024.
Calls to improve recycling rates of farm waste
There's been a big push to phase out hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics in recent years, but on farms it's difficult to miss the big plastic-wrapped bales dotting the country's paddocks. Joe Shaw… Audio
On-farm learning a success - "I've been enjoying it. I like being with the cows and being in the shed"
A training initiative in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities the skills required to work on a dairy farm.
Hundreds of sheep scramble through Te Kūiti
Te Kūiti has opened its main street to welcome a herd of hundreds of sheep running the gauntlet, for its annual Great New Zealand Muster festival. Audio
On-farm learning a success
A training programme in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities, the skills required to work on a dairy farm. Michial Todd was the first to graduate and now he's a… Audio
The Kūmara Connection
It's nearly time for the kumara harvest at Kai Rotorua and a new storage building there is waiting for its first crop. It's made out of hempcrete, an exciting new material made from hemp. One of the… Audio
Country Life for 28 March 2025
This week Country Life takes a look at how the folk at Kai Rotorua are preparing for the upcoming kumara harvest. Also, a training programme in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning… Audio
Rural News Wrap for 28 March 2025
A round-up of the week's news from the primary sector. Audio
The kūmara connection
It's nearly time for the kūmara harvest at Kai Rotorua and this year, old meets new.
NZ Hops chalks up EU export 'win' amid glut
Increased hops production has led to a surplus of the dried flower used in beer making or for medicinal purposes.
NZ Shearing Champs underway in Te Kuiti
It's the annual Running of the Sheep this weekend in Te Kuiti - Doug Laing tells us what's happening. Audio
Kaimanawa wild horses champion preparing to foster
A champion of the Kaimanawa wild horses said she may have to foster a hundred from the herd with a DOC cull scheduled for next month and a shortage of people wanting to give the ponies homes. The… Audio
Midday Rural News for 27 March 2025
Farm owners are being encouraged to look after their contract milkers as the drought continues. Audio
South Taranaki farmers need more rain
Taranaki reporter Robin Martin takes us on a tour of the region of Taranaki where it's the direst it's been in decades Audio
