NZ Apples and Pears says while it’s early days yet, apple export volumes for this year are only slightly behind last year.

A new research winery in the heart of New Zealand’s vine country will be a “drawcard” for international researchers, says MJ Loza.

On a fine March morning, Nick Mills walks down a row at Rippon, tasting grapes a safe distance from his team, armed with sanitiser and a walkie-talkie...

Seifried Estate’s 2019 Sauvignon Blanc is so laden with award stickers, it looks set to topple over.

A 175ha dairy farm in Kohatu, Tapawera, 52km west of Nelson, sold in October 2018 for conversion to a hop garden, is another example of change in land use driving sales of rural property.

Horticulture is set to grow in Nelson as the clock ticks down on a long-awaited dam in Lee Valley.

The Bragato Research Institute is breaking ground in terms of its research winery.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has cracked down on unlicensed raw milk suppliers.

Employers say a Government-backed free website, Work the Seasons, is becoming a useful part of their seasonal recruitment toolbox.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is predicting huge international demand for a native seaweed if research proves its worth as a potential methane buster for agriculture.