Call to attract young people to farm roles
Southland's dairy industry needs to attract more young people to the primary sector
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NZ's lure as the 'loneliest, loveliest land'
NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.
Velvetleaf battle continues in Southland
A timely reminder to remain vigilant and keep an eye on fodder beet crops
Top performers heading to Feilding
Otago Southland Fencing and Stock Judging competition was held in Gore recently
Petition for better summer headed for Parliament
The fight for a better summer is going all the way to the Beehive.
Southland town cut off by flooding
A small Southland town has been completely cut off after this weekend's wild weather.
Power-packed weather bomb arrives
Residents in parts of the country have been warned to brace for widespread flooding, slips and fast-rising rivers as the mid-week weather system hits.
Invercargill teenager saddles up pet cow
When an Invercargill teen was told she couldn't have a horse, she took matters into her own hands.
Xmas week weather: Gusts, rain, sun
If variety is the spice of life, this week is set to be a lively one.
Alliance Group invests in new technology
Leading red meat processor and exporter Alliance Group has installed new beef x-ray technology at two of its plants.
Dry, windy day for much of the country
New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.
US, Canada top NZ investors
The United States and Canada were New Zealand's biggest foreign investors over the last three years.
Time to waking sleeping giant
Aquaculture has been identified as the Southland industry with the most potential to expand quickly and relatively easily, bringing
Farmers forced to dump milk
About 100 farmers in Otago and Southland were forced to dump milk over the weekend in the aftermath of the milk silo collapse at Fonterra's Edendale site.
Joe Wheeler and Jimmy Cowan's Mitre 10 Cup update
Courtesy of Tru-Test we talk Mitre 10 Cup footy with a Highlander plying his trade in Japan and Stags legend who has returned home to help Southland.
Mark Robinson's Fonterra Update
Fonterra's Southland/Otago Head Mark Robinson chats to The Country Early Edition's Dom George about what's happening in his patch at the moment.
Dean and Don, Rabbidge and Rabid over the Southland Land and Water Plan
Don Nicolson and Dean Rabbidge are fired up on today's show. They called up The Country to voice their anger over the proposed Land and Water Plan from Environment Southland.
Lambs dying in their thousands as storm bites
The corpses of newborn lambs are piling up in their tens of thousands as cold weather continues to hit Southland.
Noxious Japanese kelp found in Fiordland
Boaties are being asked to check their vessels for hitchhiking seaweed, after a noxious Japanese kelp turned up in Fiordland.