Environment Minister Amy Adams and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy this week start a series of meetings throughout the country with councils, iwi, environment groups, businesses and the public to discuss proposed changes to the resource management system.

Speak to any New Zealand winemaker of Pinot Noir – past, present or up-and-coming – and they’ve undoubtedly spent time or worked a vintage in Oregon.

In his book The Wine Atlas of New Zealand Michael Cooper says; “Nelson has some of the most stunning vineyard settings in the country”. 

After three years of planning and four days of learning, Pinot Noir 2013 is all over. This years was the fifth such event, attracting over 500 delegates, with close to 200 of those, international visitors. It was a brave move by organisers to take the premise of past events, yet change the structure. A brave and sensible move.

Three-time Ballance Farm Environment Award winner Dan Steele is on a mission to make New Zealand a better place for the future.

New Zealand's largest apple exporter Mr Apple has bought a 50% shareholding in apple exporter Fern Ridge Produce.

Robyn Pearce, the much sought after 'queen of time management ', will speak at the Dairy Women's Network annual conference in Nelson on March 20-21.

For the three months ended November 2012 the median sales price per hectare for dairy farms was $37,166 (30 properties), compared to $36,766 (27 properties) for the three months ended November 2011, according to Real Estate Institute of New Zealand data.

Data released by the Real Estate Institute of NZ ("REINZ") shows there were 25 more farm sales (+9.8%) for the three months ended November 2012 than for the three months ended October 2012.

OLYMPIC ROWING gold medal winner Mahe Drysdale will be among a line-up of high-calibre speakers to the Dairy Women Network’s conference in Nelson in March where discussions will include the rural/urban divide, environmental constraints and developing future leaders.