Sally Murphy

Nearly three thousand oysters are under-going sampling as the Government's response to a deadly oyster parasite in Foveaux Strait continues. Audio

The Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award was given out on Friday, the award is to recognise talented young Maori farmers and growers and to encourage Young Maori to think of farming as a career. Quinn… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

Vets say drought around the country is pushing up demand for services but with the border still closed they can't get help from overseas vets. Audio

Licenses to grow Zespri's gold variety have soared to record highs, with the median price lifting by more than 100 thousand dollars. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector:

- Rural Contractors struggle to cope with lack of staff in the harvest season
- A Muslim dairy farmer credits Weet-bix for his success in running a farm… Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

A professor in Human Nutrition and Medicine says the latest nationwide snapshot of diabetes has left him dumbstruck.

Each month, around 50 people lose a limb to the disease and New Zealand's current… Audio

Nearly two years on from the Christchurch mosque attacks witnesses to the massacre say they feel forgotten.

The government has just revealed its next steps in responding to the Royal Commission into… Audio

Christchurch is still struggling 10 years on from the earthquake with vacant spaces and little development.

In the surrounding areas of Christchurch in Selwyn, inland and in the Waimakariri District… Audio

It's the end of the golden weather for the South Island at least with temperatures set to drop by as much as 20C over the next 48 hours.

Parts of the South Island continued to bake and break records… Audio

Searing hot, record-breaking temperatures have been registered in parts of Canterbury today.

MetService says Ashburton airport reached 37.5C, which is the highest temperature there since records… Video, Audio

Temperatures are climbing in parts of the South Island, with potentially record-setting highs on the cards this afternoon. MetService says temperatures around the Canterbury High Country are already… Audio

Christchurch is set to get to 36 degrees today and with two fires breaking out yesterday afternoon - crews are on high alert. Two helicopters and six fire crews fought a blaze on Balmoral Hill in… Audio

Land in the Selwyn District on the outskirts of Christchurch is selling so quickly there are little to no sections left for new builds.

The main town in the district - Rolleston- has always been an… Audio