Civil Defence, or ‘Emergency Management’ as it prefers to be called, must put its staff and volunteers through a rural awareness course.

Almost constant rain will have long term implications for dairy farmers in the North Island, says DairyNZ’s general manager of extension, Andrew Reid.

Emma Dunn’s love for baking and science has landed her a role at dairy giant Fonterra, in the cooperative’s Graduate Programme.

Only a few days are left until entries close in the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Fonterra directors and shareholder councillors will go without a pay rise for a third straight year.

RWNZ have compiled a list of ways that people can help with assisting people affected by the earthquake and adverse events.

Trade Minister Todd McClay and opposition MPs are traveling in Europe and Iran over the next week to take part in a number of trade-related events.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has intercepted a large-scale illegal home kill operation in the greater Auckland region.

A series of informative open days is due to start shortly on the proposed regional plan change aimed at boosting the health of the Waikato and Waipa rivers.

The newly launched Biosecurity 2025 Direction Statement will shape the long-term future of biosecurity in New Zealand, says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.