OpinionGlenn DwightGlenn Dwight: Snails, dinosaurs and weirdness – my review of 2025OPINION: A look at the odd, fun and joyful moments that made us proud to be Kiwi in 2025. 27 Dec 04:00 PM
The Country'Healthy exercise': Why Phil Thomsen loves gardening – even weedingThe gardening author has been growing vegetables since he was about 5 years old.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKem OrmondKem Ormond: Try growing a nut tree, the reward is worth the waitOPINION: From towering walnuts to compact almonds, there is a nut tree for most gardens.27 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumThe CountryTradie's remarkable revival of long-lost NZ clothing brand from his backyard shed 27 Dec 01:00 AM
The CountryMeet the woman who peels 20kg of horseradish a dayKem Ormond's story on Mandys Horseradish was one of The Country's most popular in 2025.25 Dec 03:59 PM
OpinionGlenn DwightBest of Glenn Dwight: Why NZ needs its own Clarkson's FarmOPINION: Glenn's idea for a Kiwi version of Clarkson's Farm proved a hit in June 2025.25 Dec 03:59 PM
The CountryAward-winning couple juggle family and farmingThis look into farming life with the Langfords was one of the most popular reads of 2025.24 Dec 04:01 PM
The CountryWool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the pastKerikeri mum’s best gift in 1941: a card from POW son in Germany, once thought missing.24 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryYear in Review: When Jack Fagan won the world's richest speed shearShearer Jack Fagan's triumph in February 2025 was a well-read story on The Country.24 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryKem Ormond: Jess, Jack and Patch - how do farmers name their dogs?OPINION: It’s rarely about what’s trendy; it’s about what works. 24 Dec 03:59 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFrom a popular dragstrip to some of NZ's best wine: The curious case of the soil under ThunderparkThe old riverbed was considered “almost worthless”. Not now.23 Dec 05:00 PM
The CountryRentals to realising the dream: The road to first farm ownershipTheir strict budgets, low early interest and off-farm income reduced debt fast.23 Dec 04:02 PM
The Country'I know everyone on my road': Hugh Jackson on farming and rural lifeThis popular story was from March, before Jackson was named 2025 Young Farmer of the Year.23 Dec 04:01 PM
The Country'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' marketsThis April 2025 story about an iconic little Ford Model A pick-up truck proved popular.23 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryVege tips: Rhubarb, a very confusing vegetableThis guide to growing rhubarb was the most-read "Kem Ormond's vegetable garden" in 2025.23 Dec 03:59 PM
The Country'All we knew was avocado on toast': City couple's orchard adventureAlistair Niven & Carol Palmer's avocado adventure was a top story of 2025 on The Country.22 Dec 04:01 PM
The Country'No reason for panic': The plague rats of 1900This Pastures Past from January 2025 was one of the most popular reads of the year.22 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryMother of all dairy cows inducted into 'Hall of Fame'This story about April the cow dominated The Country's website in May 2025.22 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryKem Ormond: Why farm cats get a bad rapOPINION: Kem Ormond steps up to bat for the humble farm cat.22 Dec 03:58 PM
The Country'Rusty but running': 1940s bulldozer still going strongTractor tales are a hit on The Country, but this Fowler bulldozed the competition in 2025.21 Dec 04:01 PM
The Country'Chance to share our space': Farm lake brings community togetherAn uplifting yarn about Rochelle and Geoff Spark was widely read on The Country in 2025.21 Dec 04:00 PM
The Country'Everything has a story': Birdwoods marks two decades of successKem Ormond's story on Birdwoods, near Havelock North Village, was well-read in 2025.21 Dec 03:59 PM
The CountryHow a Waikato orchard is testing a new way to keep prime farmland in fruitAnnie Perkins has bought into the business, learning alongside John Woolford.20 Dec 04:02 PM
OpinionGlenn DwightGlenn Dwight: Bacon bliss to tent sweats – a love letter to campingOPINION: Relaxing or character building? Highs and lows of the great Kiwi camping trip.20 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKem OrmondVege tips: How to have a garden-to-table ChristmasOPINION: Use the produce in your vegetable garden to reduce your Christmas food bill.20 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryRationed butter, pricey lamb: How Kiwis made do at Christmas pastIn 1947, "This extra allowance of butter is to assist with her Christmas baking".20 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountrySharemilker turns farm plants into healing balmsGill handcrafts balms and sprays from kawakawa, yarrow, plantain and tallow.19 Dec 04:02 PM
