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.

With summer sun baking, river levels low and warm at this time of year, Hawke's Bay Regional Council says people should be aware of

Orchardists are being urged to look up before they work to ensure they are well clear of power lines as the avocado picking season

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?

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

A timely visit from DairyNZ consulting officer Kevin McKinley moved sharemilker Craig Gibbs' mindset many miles from where he started

Grape growers are hoping highlighting the location of vineyards around the district will minimise the threat of multimillion-dollar

Much conservation work involves removing pests. Trapping is a major part of this, but the use of toxins is also common, although

32-year-old spent three years working in NZ as an arborist and dreamed of creating a self-sufficient eco-village here - but tragedy struck while on a visit to UK.

Could a New Zealand honey formula help in the treatment of cold sores? That's the question asked by a new study, one of the largest

When I sat down to write this article earlier in the week, Mother Nature appeared to be in one of those moods. First earthquakes

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been used in human medicine since the beginning of the 20th century. Based on sound scientific principles

The proposed aerial 1080 drop in the Matukituki Valley will not go ahead. The Department of Conservation says it will focus on higher

Vet Services Hawke's Bay aims to provide the very best care for your equine companion. Keeping your horse happy, healthy and performing

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