Stories by Monique Steele

The agriculture and horticulture sector will see the largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, with farm assets estimated to be worth $150b.

Zespri was expecting another record crop for the 2025/26 season.

Hunters around North Canterbury have their eyes on the target to help feed around 8000 residents in need each month with donated venison meat.

The company uses sheepskins diverted from waste.

"New Zealand does not have a deforestation issue," Trade Minister Todd McClay says.

Madagascar ragwort is highly invasive and can poison livestock.

Farmers are being urged to tell agricultural pilots about flight hazards on their farms, after a near-miss between a pilot and a radio tower that runs electronic farming systems.

The country's seed and grain sectors are hoping to empower the wāhine who make up about a third of its workforce.

The centre in Wairarapa was put into liquidation seven years ago.

Those in the agriculture sector who can afford to buy new farm equipment are feeling buoyed by the government's new tax incentive.

New Zealand scientists studying a complex fungal disease that affects sheep have made a scientific breakthrough.

Orchard gate returns have dipped across most kiwifruit varieties per tray in the 2024/2025 fruit season, off records last year, while marketing giant Zespri's corporate profits hit a record.

Equestrians are feeling "frustrated" as repeated bids for greater safety measures fall on deaf ears.

Public consultation for a proposal to raise maximum residue limits closes at 5pm on Friday.

One of New Zealand's most successful cows, producing eggs that spawned more than 111 direct offspring, has been inducted into the Livestock Improvement Corporation's prestigious hall of fame.

The invasive freshwater weed that is widespread in the North Island was eradicated in the South Island 12 years ago. But it's been spotted for sale online from Christchurch.

Tight margins in a challenging second half of 2024 have hit the pockets of major red meat processor and exporter ANZCO Foods.

The rural healthcare sector is telling the government that the way New Zealand addresses health inequalities for rural and indigenous Māori patients will be under global scrutiny next year.

They are teaming up with more than 70 farmers across Vietnam to enhance and future-proof the production of passionfruit in the Southeast Asian republic.

Earlier in April, Ministry of Health reviewed certain matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act (1977).

New Zealand's medicinal cannabis sector is warning that "onerous" regulations around production are restricting the local sector, while international players flood the market.

Harvest produced nothing after being disrupted by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Campylobacteriosis could be transmitted through drinking water or contaminated food.

A new deal has offered hope for more products from New Zealand's horticulture sector to enter the lucrative market of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economy.

Other sectors are disappointed they have so far missed out on the government's boost for the wool sector.