Glenn Thomas made his first Awatere Valley wine at Vavasour in 1989, intrigued by the subregion’s potential.

In 1986 Hunter’s Wines shook up the wine world when it won the Sunday Times Vintage Festival in the United Kingdom with an oak aged Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough’s 1985 vintage.

Dr Ed Massey is General Manager Sustainability at New Zealand Winegrowers.

The most talked about, economically transformational pieces of legislation in a generation have finally begun their journey into the statute books.

The National Wild Goat Hunting Competition has removed 33,418 wild goats over the past three years.

New Zealand needs a new healthcare model to address rising rates of obesity in rural communities, with the current system leaving many patients unable to access effective treatment or long-term support, warn GPs.

Southland farmers are being urged to put safety first, following a spike in tip offs about risky handling of wind-damaged trees

Fonterra chair Peter McBride says the divestment of Mainland Group is their last significant asset sale and signals the end of structural changes.

DairyNZ’s latest Econ Tracker update shows most farms will still finish the season in a positive position, although the gap has narrowed compared with early season expectations.

Third-generation Ashburton dairy farmers TJ and Mark Stewart are no strangers to adapting and evolving.