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The Country: Warwick Catto on the Ballance Farm Environment Awards
David Seymour, Tom Young, Jane Smith, Peter Newbold, and Chris Russell.
Wairarapa farmer’s DIY lake brings ‘peace of mind’
Man-made lake provides water storage for farm and a recreational asset for the community.
'Delighted': Bird lovers celebrate tīeke's return and thriving status
North Island saddleback were reintroduced to the Bay of Islands 10 years ago.
Brent Mountford on farming the land he grew up on
Couple's dream was to come back home, farm, and return the land to its original form.
Pest trap library to span across Rangitīkei rivers
The collective received $15,400 as part of the Indigenous Biodiversity Community Grant
Chicken exports normalising after flu outbreak – MPI
Chicken exports are getting back to normal, MPI says.
A big day for Hawke’s Bay’s ‘Mr Wool’
Hawke's Bay wool industry leaders applaud new wool deal for Government buildings.
Easter feasting has nothing on this farmer's appetite
By one o’clock, what a man needs is viscera, innards, guts, offal.
'We’re a cautious country': What's stopping NZ's food innovation?
Opinion: NZ has everything it needs to be a global food powerhouse. So what's the hold-up?
Three generations restore classic 1972 Mini
Paige Sutton, 21, learned to drive the Mini after helping restore it during lockdown.
'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' markets
A Coast & Country story about a Ford pick-up.
No room? No worries. Top veges to plant in your tiny garden
OPINION: Make the most of your limited patch with high-return vegetables.
'Enormous potential': Three opportunities for NZ food innovation
Opinion: 'We have enormous potential. Where is our thought process on that as a country?'
Avocado success despite industry challenges
Supplied: The DMS Avocado Division packed a record 405,000 Class One trays this season.
Experiments in aerial topdressing in 1949
"The aircraft which had arrived in New Zealand would be assembled shortly."
Marcus Musson: No tariffs for timber but NZ forestry not out of the woods
OPINION: The tariff roulette wheel has been spinning furiously for the past few weeks.
Can NZ become a food innovation powerhouse?
Opinion: "I think there’s some exciting opportunities happening in New Zealand now."
'Really excited': Waikato farming family's hazelnut success
The Scott family ran a small beef operation but felt they needed to diversify.
'All the misfits': Meet the quirky animals at Whakamārama farm
Scruffy the rabbit is often mistaken for a stuffed toy by visitors.
The great feijoa divide: NZ's enduring love/hate relationship
Opinion: Like it or loathe it, the feijoa is here — and it’s not going anywhere.
Coromandel towns isolated by flooding, more heavy rain forecast as storm rages on
Roads have been submerged, roofs ripped from buildings and ferries and flights cancelled.
The Country: Arable farming update with Blair Drysdale
Tim Dangen, Jane Smith, Peter Newbold, Blair Drysdale, and Chris Russell.
The big benefit of tree planting on Hawke's Bay farms
“It’s not just theory, it’s happening, on farms and hillsides across Hawke’s Bay."
Gisborne grape harvest at an end
The last grapes have come off the vines for this Gisborne wine vintage.
MPI probe into salmon farm mortality rates
SAFE claims intensive fish farming breaches the Animal Welfare Act.
Jack Fagan joins NZ shearing tour team
Jack Fagan will compete, as Mark Grainger can't leave his drought-stricken farm.
Stock Takes: Who’s lining up to buy Fonterra’s Mainland and how much is it worth?
Fonterra's Mainland sale process continues despite a turbulent sharemarket.
'Each one had their own story': Author explores WWII experiences
'Don’t know what you don’t know until you go digging': Dannevirke man's historic journey.
'Threat multiplier': What is fuelling ex-tropical Cyclone Tam?
Maritime NZ says some of the winds forecast are the strongest since 2017.
'Prepare now': Cyclone Tam brings 130km/h gust, winds forecast to ramp up overnight
Forecasters warn of 120km/h gusts that may close the Auckland Harbour Bridge.
Building momentum: Gisborne Farmers Market's vibrant atmosphere and impact
The market has gone from strength to strength, and stallholders and visitors love it.
'Strongest since 2017': New Tropical Cyclone Tam warning for strong winds, giant swells
Tam is moving at 35km/h south towards New Zealand.
Grape growers take steps to minimise carbon footprint
The report looked at soil, water, waste, climate change, plant protection and people.