Farming

The legislation cancels an upcoming ban on farrowing crates, which keep mother pigs confined to avoid them accidentally crushing piglets.

Tariffs on a range of New Zealand exports including apples were first introduced in April at 10 percent, and increased to 15 percent in August.

Nitrate levels are inching up in a South Canterbury town, where some council water supplies were previously off limits for extended periods.

Tangihau Angus near Gisborne has a habit of breaking records. Last year it set a top price for New Zealand bulls at $135,000. This year it's done it again, setting a new record price of $161,000.

How an unusual business selling adult toys has found opportunity on the main street of Eketāhuna.

How do sheep dogs and shepherds' handling techniques vary between New Zealand and Australia? The best teams battle it out at a Trans-Tasman dog trial, the Wayleggo Cup.

There's a lot of hand-wringing but few answers when it comes to culling the rapidly expanding deer population.

An experienced trader says government back-tracking on climate change has tanked the price that emitters have to pay for carbon units.