It's crucial for farmers to take precautions as they move stock at this time of year.

A rural health road map is being explored to address challenges of modern farming.

NZRGPN say demand to recruit rural doctors and nurses is still intense.

Woman said her head felt ''the size of 10 basketballs'' after horse accident.

Maintaining strict silence on mental-health issues did no one any good

Rural GPs around Kaikoura are among those calling on the government to boost rural signal

MPI biosecurity staff discover a grim package at Auckland's International Mail Centre.

Pilots want stricter rules for drones and the CAA says the safety message is not working.

Makarora fire chief Heather Pennycook said the new truck was a great asset.

COMMENT: Grumpy, tired and cold? Try changing your diet, writes Niki Bezzant.

"Health and safety is making sure I don't have to tell your family you aren't coming home"

Sneeze may have caused collision with milk tanker and grain truck.

Studies have shown general farm workers and males are more likely to take their own life.

Farmers and contractors who have staff must adhere to new minimum employment standards

Clear up took 100 people, including 40 abseilers to get the material removed

Anti-1080 campaigners say 1080 drop in the Makarora Valley last month wasn't necessary

The first sign Graeme Robb had epilepsy was when he smashed through a farm gate on an ATV.

Nathan Guy has welcomed $1.2m of funding to combat animal and horticultural disease.

A new $10,000 grant from BayTrust will allow Taupō's Neighbourhood Support to continue its focus on encouraging rural residents to

A contract milking company and dairy farm owner have been fined $29,000 each for effluent overflow.

Surgeons want to ban quad bike use by kids, but PM says they're doing enough.

Dom George chats to Paul Blondell about taking part in the Massey vet student naked calendar Barely There.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is calling for quad bikes to be banned after the death of a 6-year old girl. Do you think they are overreacting?

Lake Waihola has displayed high concentrations of potentially toxic cyanobacteria.

Agriculture-related issues are seen as the second-biggest environmental problem for NZ.

Fatalities in the Southern agriculture sector are at a five-year low, with only one reported fatality for 2016. WorkSafe sector leader

About 90 anti-1080 protesters thronged the pavement outside the Federated Farmers' building in downtown Wellington in early December

Protesters and tourists watched as the Department of Conservation went ahead with its aerial 1080 pest-control programme near Makarora

Last year many parts of the country suffered a very severe facial eczema season from January through to early May. It was so severe

The search is on again for New Zealand's best Rural General Practice Team of the Year as judged by the community.