Bigger deficit on weak dairy exports
New Zealand booked a larger-than-expected trade deficit in August,
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Fonterra $6.52 payout up 44 per cent
Fonterra has announced a payout of $6.52 for its 2016-17 season, 44% up.
Shock over big cut in donation
A community group feels shortchanged after an cuts to an expected donation
By thunder, what a night!
Queenstown had one of the most spectacular thunder and lightning shows in years.
The big wet is set to continue
Even the effects of an Australian heat wave won't stop yet another big wet.
Cattle disease tests now reach 20,000
MPI has completed more than 20,000 tests for the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis.
Badly injured contractor revived by dog
Farm contractor spent the next nine hours trapped in a paddock calling for help.
Tasty bait balls used to poison wallabies
Waimate's wily pests are about to be tempted with lethal treats.
Embracing the old and the new
A North Otago sheep farm uses a mixture of the old and new-fangled at lambing time.
Windflow to have loans forgiven by David Iles
David Iles will take control of the unprofitable turbine maker
'Concerned' over water policy
Waitaki Irrigators Collective (WIC) believes Labour's water policy could lead to division
Guarded support for scheme
Federated Farmers supports the sale of farms now operated by Landcorp
Water quality funding confirmed for Upper Clutha
More than $380,000 in funding from the Government will boost water quality in Upper Clutha
One lane of mudslide road expected to open
One of Wanaka's main thoroughfares closed by a mudslide will open one lane.
Wild wind whips through Clyde
Severe weather is hitting parts of the South Island, with properties damaged in Clyde
Rural sector underpins growth in South Canterbury
The province is riding a wave of prosperity, "which is underpinned by ...water"
No telly - and not much whitebait either
When the whitebait are running, there is very little that will stop keen baiters
School gets leafcutter bees
School pupils in Warepa have been given their own leafcutter bee house
Blue cod catch limit discussed
Recreational bag limits for blue cod are some of the most liberal in the country
All agree water is precious but ...
Water is a hot topic for Clutha-Southland candidates this election
Progress in high country issues: Doc
Progress is being made collectively to address the challenges in the high country
More offal to be processed
Alliance Group is spending $1.7million at its Pukeuri and Lorneville plants
Driver, calves avoid injury in crash
A driver and 48 bobby calves had a lucky escape when a stock truck rolled yesterday
Environment to be treasured
Good environmental practice is something that should be encouraged
Goals similar but methods vary
Work is ongoing to have high environmental standards in Otago
$49,000 water tower restoration plan
Historic Hercules Flat water tower in need of restoration
Anglers urged to buy licences
Fish and Game is urging anglers to buy their licences for the start of the fishing season
Let it snow: Up to 10cm expected to fall
Wild, wintry weather is spreading across the country today.
Overflow of sewage
Discharge of wastewater into Lake Wakatipu's Frankton Arm was caused by an poor repair job
Tegel says earnings on track to increase
Tegel Group expects this year's underlying earnings to be ahead of last year's
Water royalty point of divergence
Water and the environment are two of the key talking points for Southern Rural Life