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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
Recent rains across much of the country have had little impact on some of the worst hit drought regions of the country - namely the top of the South Island.
While takeout deliveries may not reach the farm, remote households in Hurunui now have access to an innovative wellbeing delivery service that provides mental health support to their doorsteps.
The Rural Support Trust (RST) and New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) are joining forces to support rural communities across New Zealand.
Rural Support Trust (RST) and New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) have agreed to work together in supporting rural communities.
Rural Support Trusts around the country are having to significantly increase their staff to deal with growing stress in rural areas in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and other adverse weather events.
Students of Kiwitahi School near Morrinsville pulled on their gumboots and overalls to learn new rural skills in a fun Young Farmer Competition on May 2.
The inaugural general manager of Rural Support Trust, Maria Shanks is no stranger to helping rural communities.
The Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has reached a big milestone with the depopulation of all confirmed infected properties in the stubborn pocket of infection in mid-Canterbury.
Farmers and their families from cyclone ravaged Hawke's Bay may get the chance for some rest and relaxation thanks to a group of golfers and the Rural Support Trust.
Rural Support Trusts from regions badly hit by the recent disastrous storms and cyclones are getting much needed assistance from other parts of the country, says the chair of the National Council of Rural Support Trusts, Neil Bateup.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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