Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
A Hawke's Bay farming couple cut off after Cyclone Gabrielle are thankful to the people and the generosity that helped get them through.
It is estimated more than half a million wooden vineyard posts get broken every year in Marlborough.
OPINION: Rural News' article Putting Meat on the Bone (September 26) set out the NZ red meat sector's call for agriculture and the production and export of beef and lamb to be put at the heart of a new economic strategy, as well as the need for critical changes to some of the environmental policies that have been rolled out over the last few years.
OPINION: For a brief, humorous trip down memory lane, I recently caught some old video clips of the late Billy T James and also Kiwi icon and rural favourite, the late Fred Dagg.
OPINION: With election day only a few days away and advance voting well underway, there appears to be a mood for change in rural and provincial New Zealand.
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands big power companies Genesis and Meridian recently coughed up some major funding to local iwi groups, under the auspices of the Treaty of Waitangi, as part of the renewal applications for their resource consents in relation to the Waitaki river.
OPINION: A mate of yours truly wonders if the impending departure of Silver Fern Farms chief executive Simon Limmer will see a number of other senior executives leave the meat processor and exporter.
OPINION: The Hound is astounded at the sheer audacity and bottle of (outgoing?) Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor and his ability to bury his head in the sand.
OPINION: Your old mate reckons he now understands just why state farmer Pāmu (Landcorp in everyday man's language) is such a dog of an investment and why it returns a paltry dividend - relative to the huge capital tied up in the SOE - to the country's hard-pressed taxpayers.
Angus NZ says it has identified a real 'yearning for learning' within rural New Zealand.
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The Rural Support Trust (RST) and New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) are joining forces to support rural communities across New Zealand.
It's time to hit pause on the myriad of regulations being implemented on the sheep and beef farmers.
A group of New Zealand farmers and investors stand to lose millions of dollars following the collapse of one of Chile's largest dairy businesses.
Liz Shackleton has been appointed as the new chief executive of Animal and Plant Health New Zealand, effective from 30 October 2023.
The Hound
A hurry up!
OPINION: PM Chris Luxon is getting pinged lately for rolling out the old 'we're still a new government' line when…
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