DairyNZ workshops in the lower North Island in coming weeks will cover the basics of health and safety and provide information to

Why some people are worriers and what to do about it.

Data from WorkSafe showing there were 19 fatalities on farms in 2015 - 16 of those involving vehicles - came in the same week Hawke's

Do you wear your stress and "busy-ness" like a badge of honour? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains the problem with modern day stress and how to manage it.

SPCA Otago is renewing its call to ban the private sale of fireworks as retailers prepare to sell them from today.

Using CRV Ambreed's facial eczema-tolerant bulls is just one of the things Whakatane farmer Richard Sisam is doing to help combat

People who grow up on farms are less likely to suffer allergies in later life, a new study suggests. Women who grew up on farms are

OnFarmSafety managing director Bronwyn Muir says the honeymoon period is over for farmers to become health and safety compliant. Farmers

Protect yourself from Legionnaires' disease when working with compost and potting mix. Labour Weekend is a popular time to get back

COMMENT: Why is New Zealand's most serious, persistent health problem banished to the coroner's files?

A petition to have one of Wairoa’s main alternative roads sealed has attracted more than 240 signatures. Kiwi Road is just one of several rural roads residents want sealed to decrease dust nuisance, improve their health and overall lifestyle. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The Country - Our men’s health expert Bernie McKone says we have overtaken Australia for melanoma rates and that prevention is better than cure.

The Woodville community is coming together for the sake of an old railway station under threat. And Kiwi Rail seems likely to agree. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

New national health and safety regulations are ushering out the "she'll be right" era on Northland farms. A change in farm culture

Electricity is one of those boring basic services that it's easy to take for granted, until suddenly you're without. For anyone with

The Fed Farmers Rural Security Spokesperson discusses poaching and the devastating effects it has on rural NZ.

The Department of Conservation (DoC) and the Hihi-Taemaro community are joining forces in a bid to prevent dogs from killing kiwi

Fish & Game is calling on the Department of Conservation to do more to reduce the threat it claims that 1080 poses to people gathering

LONDON - Manuka honey could be used to help keep internal medical devices such as urinary catheters free of infection, according to new research.

An elderly farmer has been shot at by a group "spotlighting" on his central North Island property.

A new $8.5 million study targets "extreme fire" - a fast-moving mass of heat and flames spewing burning embers and behaving in ways that firefighters aren't used to.

Eight simple changes you can make that will greatly reduce your chances of developing the disease.

Kyle MacDonald discusses the common occurrence of stroke victims in particular experiencing depression during their recovery.

Owners of dogs deemed high-risk will have to get them neutered and display warning signs on their property and the collar of their pet.

Hug a dog - be happy.

Most people know excessive drinking isn't good for our health, but what are the tell-tale signs that you're drinking too much?

More than 840,000 Kiwis caught the flu last year - and three quarters of them would never have known it, a study has found.

Scientists have found the scope and impact of a potentially deadly cat-borne disease is wider than they thought

COMMENT: There has been serious attention paid to concussion in sport recently.

A new study warns of four key symptoms of Alzheimer's we should be looking out for.