Farming
Govt announces $600k support package for flood-hit farmers
The government has given the Mayoral Relief Fund $300,000 for the Nelson Tasman rural sector.
Shower Thoughts: What is free range?
Jessica Chambers is the campaigns lead at SAFE for Animals NZ and joins Emile Donovan to explain. Audio
Beekeeper advocacy group comes under pressure
Things are getting sticky for the country's honey sector, as the lack of a united voice for the country's thousands of producers, beekeepers and exporters continues to sting its leaders.
Forest Owners Association on flood damage in Tasman
The head of the Forest Owners Association is flying to flood damaged Tasman on Tuesday as it grapples with fallen trees, forestry slash and silt. Forest Owners Association chief executive Elizabeth… Audio
Orchard could lose $6 million worth of pear trees due to flood
One of the country's largest pear producers says they stand to lose up to $6 million worth of trees if they can't get rid of the deep layer of silt covering their orchards. Echodale Marketing's… Audio
Motueka Valley farmer loses everything in floods
A farmer in Motueka Valley has described the harrowing moment his wife got swept away in floodwaters. Reporter Delphine Herbert spoke to Jamie Hovenden. Audio
Re-landscaping NZ farms for future generations
John Burke and his family have taken what was considered the most environmentally degraded farm in the Western Bay of Plenty and turned it into an award-winning environmental farm. Audio
Kids and seniors join forces to feed earth not landfills
What was once waste is now a resource thanks to a clever collaboration between classrooms, care homes, cafes and countryside.
City to Farm - how leftovers are giving back to the land
Food scraps from retirement villages and schools are heping to nourish a banana orchard and other farms via the City to Farm project, which aims to keep organic waste out of landfill and help curb… Audio
North Canterbury teens Crowned Farming Champs
Rangiora High School students John Lundy and Harry Parish were awarded one of the country's top accolades at last weekend's FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in Southland. Audio
Full Episode for Friday 11 July 2025
This week Country Life follows the trail of food scraps from schools to farms with the City to Farm project north of Auckland and meets two young farming-focused youngsters at the top of their game. Audio
'Bad apples' exploiting workers gives brand bad name, labour inspectorate says
Australia have recently revealed widespread exploitation of primary industries workers, but New Zealand may be facing the same crisis.
Balancing between land for food and land for housing
The government is proposing changes that would allow homes to be built on land categorised as suitable for farming and horticulture.
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What makes a bull worth $161,000?
The bidder who smashed a national price record at the recent Angus bull sales says his purchase is "beautifully put together".
Flood-hit farm 'more like a riverbed than a farm'
Work to bolster flood resilience along the Motueka River came too late for one flood-hit Tasman farmer who lost dozens of hectares of farmland to the stopbank-bursting river.
