New Zealand's top young winemaker is planning to age Negroni - not wine - in the gleaming oak barrel that doubles as his trophy.

Pinot Noir was bigger than Texas in the minds of Martinborough Vineyard's founders when Larry McKenna arrived in 1985 to be the winemaker and 20% shareholder.

Southern councils and health providers are joining forces to make it easier for rural communities to get vaccinated.

New Zealand cellar door are continuing to adapt while trying to stay optimistic, say operators in a Covid-disrupted market.

Buller dairy farmers hit by the recent floods are facing a critical situation as they try to get their damaged farms ready to cope with calving which starts in a couple of weeks.

Swapping microscopes in the neuroscience lab for microscopes in the barrel hall was not exactly a considered pathway for Dr John Harris and Dr Marilyn Duxson.

Breeding low methane emitting cows is a step closer after promising results from a pilot trial.

Ben Tombs grew up surrounded by Marlborough vines, but says his career in wine began “purely by luck”.

Going to liquid fertiliser is the big innovation that allowed Mid-Canterbury arable farmer Eric Watson to break his own Guinness World Record for wheat yield.

While it may sound like a cliché to say that Ireland and New Zealand both punch above their weights, it’s clear from the figures that it’s true.