NNew Zealand Read More Targa Rally crash near Rotorua: Witness describes ‘big ball of flames’ after car hits treeOctober 17, 2025 He grabbed two large fire extinguishers from his shed and headed towards the road. “The car was a…
NNew Zealand Read More Local body elections 2025: Ken Couper elected Whangārei Mayor, defeating Vince CocurulloOctober 17, 2025 Couper has been elected as Whangārei District Council mayor after first being elected to represent the Bream Bay…
NNew Zealand Read More Inside New Zealand Rustic: How farmer Malcolm Rough redefined natural home designOctober 12, 2025 Presenting a home is a lot like how people look each other in the eye when shaking hands.…
MMental health Read More Listen to The Country online: Young Farmer of the Year Hugh Jackson’s mental health journeyOctober 10, 2025 He reflects on being “haunted by the black dog” in 2020, and how he helps keep it at…
HHeadlines Read More Fonterra hits back after Winston Peters questions $4.2b Mainland sale planOctober 9, 2025 In an emailed response to the Herald, Fonterra said it had been engaging with farmers on the strategic…
WWildlife Read More Northland farmer banned from owning deer for three years after 145 deer found underfedOctober 1, 2025 MPI regional manager of animal welfare and National Animal Identification and Tracing compliance, Brendon Mikkelsen, said Lowrie was…
HHeadlines Read More Farmer fined $15k after animal neglect at Kaipara’s Kauri FarmsSeptember 29, 2025 MPI inspectors visited the farm, which housed around 400 calves, three times. In a summary of facts read…
HHeadlines Read More Migrant exploitation: Southland farmer and former imam Reza Abdul-Jabbar loses appeal over $215k penaltiesSeptember 25, 2025 They argued the $215,000 penalty was excessive because the judge’s starting point was too high, and it should…
NNew Zealand Read More Southland sheep farmer turns strong wool into new ‘Romene’ skincare rangeSeptember 22, 2025 Looking into the actual make-up of the wool fibres, she stumbled across Keraplast, a company in Christchurch that…
BBusiness Read More New Zealand farmer confidence continues to soar in latest Rabobank surveySeptember 16, 2025 The Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, conducted since 2003, is administered by independent research agency Kantar, interviewing a panel…
NNew Zealand Read More Wairarapa farmers recount waking to fire in Maya Moore arson trialSeptember 9, 2025 Moore worked for Morrison’s neighbour Gerry Van Dalen, and lived in a sleepout at his property. Both Morrison…
EEntertainment Read More Listen to The Country online: Nadia Lim on her new show Nadia’s Farm KitchenSeptember 8, 2025 Hawke’s Bay farmer and former world shearing record-holder, Ingrid Smith, aka The Made Up Farmer, is inspiring Kiwi…