Farmland
Farmers crowd source to save Taihape station from forestry
Mike Barham, a farmer from Hawke's Bay, is leading a crowd funding syndicate to save one farm from being sold into forestry. Mangaohane Station, nearly 5000 hectares just off the Napier-Taihape Road… Audio
Farmers crowd source to save Taihape station from forestry
Mike Barham, a farmer from Hawke's Bay, is leading a crowd funding syndicate to save one farm from being sold into forestry. Mangaohane Station, nearly 5000 hectares just off the Napier-Taihape Road…
AudioGovt tightens rules around offshore buyers eyeing farmland
The government has moved to make it harder for wealthy offshore buyers who aren't also New Zealanders to purchase New Zealand farmland. RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
Marae sets out to recapture water in stagnant river
Whakapara marae, north of Whangarei, are working to restore the Waima river. The marae trustees say the ultimate aim is to feed the people once again with eels and koura - but just bringing back the… Audio
Go with the flow
Last November's 7.8-magnitude earthquake has altered the course and flow of the Clarence River in southern Marlborough, creating new challenges for farmers and new possibilities for a local rafting… Audio, Gallery
Go with the flow
Last November's 7.8-magnitude earthquake has altered the course and flow of the Clarence River in southern Marlborough, creating new challenges for farmers and new possibilities for a local rafting…
AudioFarming limits to hit land values - study
Reducing farming's environmental footprint in New Zealand is likely to hinder land values in the future, a farm consultant says.
Overseas Investment Office 'dreadfully understaffed'
A Chinese company's withdrawal of its offer to buy 10 Northland farms is further evidence that the Overseas Investment Office is too slow, Labour says.
