Stories by Monique Steele

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.

The warning comes as rural insurer FMG says there is often a spike in quad bike roll-overs in the lead-up to Christmas.

Kiwifruit company Seeka is supporting 100 ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers helping with summer pruning to contact their families back home.

Further tests are being carried out to ensure there was no spread beyond the one farm.

The months following the cyclone were a "massive challenge", the taskforce lead says.

Since a deadly strain of the highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, started circulating around the world, New Zealand government officials have been preparing for its arrival.

Rural midwives have been finding themselves more and more stretched - on-call 24-7, and teamwork is key, one says.

Last season, bad weather in Aotearoa flooded the domestic market with lower quality fruit.

This year's rally features vehicles from all over the world, including cars such as Talbots, Escorts, Porsches and Lancias.