Labour shortages in the fruit growing industry have predicated calls for change.

Most boaties in Otago have been on their best behaviour this summer.

Fonterra's first Global Dairy Trade auction has shown a good increase.

Several Dunedin walking tracks will be given a much-needed spruce up.

A tractor has rolled over a man close to Fairfield, Dunedin.

Oamaru's Craftwork Brewery is about to open it's doors at a new location.

There's a strong aroma of cheese wafting through the commercial air.

'It hit a few of the boys pretty hard. Everyone was obviously in a bit of shock.'

Strong rural economy helps Southland take first place in ASB regional economic scoreboard.

Report shows dairy made up about 5% of Otago's GDP and about 10% of Southland's.

Moleskin company Tussock Creek has been sold to a North Canterbury couple.

Brothers Nick and Matthew Wallis were killed in separate helicopter incidents this year.

A ''state of the art'' aquaculture facility will receive a $2m cash injection.

Wilding pines are becoming a big problem so efforts are tripling to get rid of them.

Farmers are being asked to keep grass levels down in Otago to avoid fire risks.

Queenstown's council has backed plans for a 380-room hotel complex near Arrowtown.

The commercial banks forecast slow growth this year.

The grass is not always greener on the Cowley family's dairy farm on the Taieri Plain.

A new chairman has been elected for the Upper Clutha A&P Society board.

Outram School children have been giving back to the land.

''When we first came here farmers spoke so fast and we didn't understand anything.''

The Mental Health Foundation wants more focus on rural communities.

Waiau has marked some milestones in its recovery from the November 2016 earthquake.

Farmers should move baleage from flood plains to higher ground, say experts.

A Central Otago winemaker has been selected for a prestigious award.

Rural Women NZ want to see a focus on mental health in farming communities.

The wool industry is trying its best to support education in agriculture.

New potatoes are being harvested in North Otago.

A bill has passed that tells people the origin of their food products on the label.

Strawberry punnets filled up at the Waimate Strawberry Fare.