A product's name can give away the maker’s intent, so it’s no surprise Kawasaki’s Brute Force 750 4x4 quad is the flagship of an extended range, designed for farmers wanting to do heavy-duty jobs quickly and without fuss.

A few days driving the MY17 Holden Colorado made it plain to this reviewer that this vehicle has moved on a long way from the previous model launched in 2012.

It’s somewhat fitting that a historian should want to set up shop in Dunedin’s historic precinct.

Kumeu River Wines has broken new ground for sparkling wine by bottling New Zealand’s first bubbly to be called Crémant, which was released in October this year.

Ivan Donaldson is renowned for establishing the first modern vineyard in Canterbury back in the 1970s.

The rise of internet sales, the demise of big buttery Chardonnays and deep discounting are among the biggest challenges facing specialist wine retailers today, according to three owner-operators in Auckland, Taupo and Wellington.

Waikato farmer Rex Butterworth follows a simple philosophy: keeping his cows happy and healthy.

News recently that hill country greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are lower than previously estimated is ‘interesting’.

Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2016 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.

The most costly problems on dairy farms are linked to oxidative stress, say two visiting animal health experts.