Contractors load pre-feed bait into helicopters at Cameron Flat near Makarora yesterday as part of the Department of Conservation

These are cases that we see very frequently and they often provide much frustration to pets, owners and vets. An itchy animal will

No toxins have been found in the Albert Town lagoon despite extremely high levels of a potentially toxic algae. Water samples taken

The Otago Regional Council seems likely to spend up to $50,000 in unbudgeted funding to co-ordinate the release of a Korean strain

A freshwater scientist has raised concerns about the level of bacteria found in some of New Zealand's waterways...

At times of stock or weather crisis it is more than just the finances that take a battering within the farming community. There is

It seems implausible, in this age of worldwide connectivity and immediate access to information, that councils, district health boards

A popular fishing spot off a wharf at Whangarei Harbour has been snagged by health and safety laws casting keen fishers aside. The

Thousands of dollars later the horror of the gastro crisis keeps on giving for one Havelock North family. During the outbreak mother

An Opotiki doctor is traveling to America to research how technology is changing rural healthcare in New Zealand. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Hawke's Bay District Health Board has released an official swimming warning for popular spots Patangata, Horseshoe Bend and Red

Helping hands are wanted for LARA, an animal rescue and farm sanctuary in the Waikato. The registered charity at Te Akau is looking

A young man killed at a workplace incident at a Hakataramea Valley farm this week has been named by police.

A fifty-year-old fitness fanatic has revealed the secret to her youthful physique and rock hard abs.

The Kurow-Hakataramea community is ''reeling'' after a 27-year-old man died in a farming accident at Cattle Creek on Tuesday night.

With the summer sun in full bake mode, making river levels low and warm, Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) says people should be

A health programme aiming to enhance the medical workforce in the regions and rural New Zealand will be launched on Monday at Whakatane

Taking a personal locator beacon out with you on the farm could be a life-saver Dannevirke's Emily Mott believes.

It's that time of year again - when seemingly every inch of beach-side reserve harbours the summer evil that is the grass seed! For

The Otago Regional Council continues to face big challenges over rural water quality awareness and deadlines, including for replacing

Testing has shown a kea found dead after a 1080 poison drop in the Okarito kiwi sanctuary actually died from chocolate poisoning.

Could this psychology teacher's tips be the secret to a life without stress?

We catch up with Farmstrong's new ambassador, ask him about his new role and life after rugby.

Bay farmers are being encouraged to keep children safe on their properties during the school holidays with a heightened risk of accidents

A leading safety watchdog is urging farmers to keep kids safe over the summer period.

People are being warned not to swim in Waimarama's Puhokio Stream because of contamination. Hawke's Bay District Health Board's

Wairoa's community spent a day with All Black lock Sam Whitelock this week, thanks to the efforts of a local farmer. Andrew Powdrell

Blueberries New Zealand has teamed up with a record-breaking athlete, to further pole vault this super-fruit's profile globally. Olympian

Thieves, rustlers and poachers are plaguing the rural community, but farmers are letting it slide.

Turakina farmer Andrew Major can see only hardship to himself if he allows New Zealand's Te Araroa trail to cross his farm. He believes