Dr Fiona Bolden says the rural health services are under huge pressure.

"Completely and utterly outrageous."

The race is on to find backyard poultry keepers for a project run by Massey University.

Barry Quayle has been voted in as the new chair of Waikato Regional Council, after a majority of councillors backed the removal of Tamahere dairy farmer Russ Rimmington from the top spot in a meeting held yesterday.

Federated Farmers are joining the fight against Fair Pay Agreements (FPAs), saying they are unnecessary and inflexible.

District Health Boards across New Zealand are kicking off a push to encourage people to get their flu jabs ahead of what is expected to be a tough winter.

Farmers still have some concerns around the revised grazing regulations released last month.

Meat workers are tired and fatigued with having to deal with Omicron in meat processing plants around the country.

Successive drops in the price of whole milk powder have prompted Fonterra to revise its forecast milk price for the season.

Rural water schemes need to be exempted from the Government's proposed Three Waters reforms.

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