Rural

The proposed bill would require imported products to meet the same animal welfare standards applied locally.

The dairy giant wanted a ruling to ensure its divestment plans would not affect its existing trademark deal with Bega Cheese.

Whanganui farming couple Clare and Grant Adkins are growing plant proteins alongside their animal proteins.

Much of Canterbury has been inundated with flood water after days of heavy rainfall.

Shoppers in regional New Zealand are missing out on the best supermarket prices, Consumer NZ says.

Wet weather caused flooding and disrupted the kiwifruit harvest. But for many drought-afflicted farmers it's been welcomed.

Raymond Sagapolutele was not sure what to expect when he arrived at Castle Hill Station for a Creative NZ residency.

"Getting out of house and seeing what's out and about in the wild ... it's a bonus if you get a duck or two," says 10-year-old George Slavin.

New Zealand's remotest community relies heavily on public money, but it's not what the community wants for itself.

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