Rural
Changes to KiwiSaver rules for farmers
Changes to KiwiSaver rules mean young farm workers can now use their balances to buy a first home without having to live in it. Share milker Danielle Hovmand is one of those young farmers looking to… Audio
Morning rural news
KiwiSaver rules are changing for the rural sector and livestock carriers are operating full throttle with an unprecedented level of activity. The morning's rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
KiwiSaver laws changing to help farmers buy first homes
First-time farm buyers and other workers with "live in" job residences will soon be able to use their KiwiSaver accounts to buy a first home.
Blade shearing - a little bit nostalgia, a lot of skill
Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a…
'Fetishisation of protein': An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production
Sir Charles Godfray has told the Riddet Institute's Agrifood Summit our food systems will have to change in order to limit the impacts of global warming.
The biggest little town in the valley
Duntroon lies on the south side of the Waitaki River, and for a town of about 100 people it has more than its share of attractions.
Duntroon - the biggest little town in the valley
For a town of only 100 people, Duntroon has more than its share of attractions, with a blacksmiths, a master saddler, the intriguing Vanished World Heritage Centre with its fossils, and a Heritage… Audio
Sharpening their edge for the Golden Shears
Blade shearers from around the world have been sharpening their tools and their eye before the Golden Shears in Masterton under the tutelage of Allan Oldfield, a world champion blade shearer, at a… Audio
'Fetishisation of protein' An Oxford Professor on the future of
Sir Charles Godfray has told the Riddet Institute's Agrifood Summit our food systems will have to change in order to limit the impacts of global warming. Audio
Country Life for 27 February 2026
This week the team is with blade shearers from around the world in a woolshed in Tinui and immersed in the many attractions of the tiny community of Duntroon. Audio
Morning Rural News for 27 February 2025
The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
Morning Rural News for 26 February 2026
The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
Labour MPs dust off gumboots for annual Federated Farmers meeting
President Wayne Langford was hopeful that, if elected, Labour would better acknowledge the contribution farmers make to the country.
Scales corporation profits off the scale
The company's net profit for the 2025 financial year was $117.7 million - a 137 percent lift on the year before.
School bus cuts hit Hawkes Bay community
If you want farmers to support the economy, you need to help them get their kids to school. That's the message from a Hawkes Bay farmer and vet whose kids can't get the local school bus due to route… Audio
Morning Rural News for 25 February 2026
The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
MPI wants to better track pig and sheep movement
The government has proposed new options to improve pig and sheep traceability so it can better respond to disease outbreaks.
