Anglers are at loggerheads with an environment group over its plans for a new conservation system.

Eileen and Shane Walker, the driving forces behind a Kapiti Coast wetland project that's in its fifth year, have a love for the environment that's obvious even from a distance.

Things are getting busy again in the water sector across both the agriculture and metro areas.

It all started with one native plant. It was 1996 and Taranaki Regional Council had just launched its ground-breaking riparian management programme to help protect the region's waterways.

Three leaders of Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) were honoured for their services at its annual conference and gala dinner last week.

Snack-size apple producer Rockit Global Ltd has appointed Grant McBeath as its new chief executive officer.

Alternative tools are increasingly available for growers looking to reduce their reliance on agrichemicals in response to market and resistance challenges, says Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart.

OPINION: How do you get people to stop drinking milk and switch to foods like fruit, vegetables, nuts and grains?

Ballance Agri-Nutrients is offering fixed price nitrogen to farmer shareholders from September.

New research has revealed a worrying statistic: fewer than half of veterinarians in New Zealand intend to stay in the profession until retirement.