THEY'RE CREEPY, they're crawly, and they're on display in the Environment Southland marquee at Southern Field Days.

WANAKA IS gearing up for a huge weekend next month with major events like the Wanaka A&P Show and the National Finals Rodeo being held on the same weekend.

A NEW 'hands on' initiative, which brings the classroom into the orchard, is helping combat the labour shortage in the horticulture industry.

MINI POSSUM burgers will be the latest tasty treats designed to entice visitors to the Northland Regional Council's marquee at the upcoming Northland Field Days in Dargaville.

INVESTIGATIONS INTO how a single fruit fly arrived in Whangarei must continue after the local port ruled out being the source, Labour's Primary Industries spokesman Damien O'Connor says.

A HAWKE'S Bay farmer is lucky to be alive, unaware his truck made contact with live lines while preparing to tip a load of soil on his rural property.

THE MINISTRY for Primary Industries has lifted its controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Whangarei after no further Queensland fruit fly were found in the areas.

THE FIRST OF seven Grand Finalists will be determined next weekend, Saturday, February 15 as Tasman starts the 2014 Regional Finals for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest in Murchison.

SOCIAL MEDIA often get a bad rap in the news, with Facebook bullying, suspicious Snapchats and trivial Twitter tweets. But is it all that bad? Should you disconnect your phone and ban it from your workplace or home?

A WARNING on heavy reliance on the one market of China has been sounded by Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.

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