Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding winegrowers to be prepared for the potential risks associated with a return to "normal" fire season.

Global beef markets continue to be a story of two contrasting parts.

The time for more regulations is over.

The country's kiwifruit growers faced another tough year as the effects of adverse weather events kicked in.

Independent Fonterra director Scott St John is stepping down from the role, citing an increasing workload.

For the country's horticultural sector, it's been a year that started off with the worst weather imaginable. It also had plenty of drama and intrigue and ended up with us getting a new tri-party government that has collectively promised to fix everything! Peter Burke reports.

OPINION: The election is done and dusted, and as I am writing this everyone is waiting for the new government to be formed.

OPINION: After years of virtual gatherings, remote tastings, and 'new normal' caution, New Zealand's wine industry has been making up for lost time.

A New Zealand dairy farmer who was recently in Ireland says the two countries are facing similar challenges.

Farmers are being urged to work with their veterinarian to keep animals healthy and help prevent drug-resistant infections developing.