The chief executive of New Zealand Young Farmers is urging rural communities to be transparent about suicide following the recent

Market view statistics during the gastro outbreak showed about an $80,000 drop in retail and hospitality spend.

A man has died at a Carterton homekill business this morning after a suspected medical event.

Should we take animals out of the food chain? Dr Graeme Coles investigates.

A Central Hawke's Bay farming couple has taken to crowd-funding to clean up and restore an important waterway on their property.

Enjoy that steak while you can.

A man who had been missing from his home in the Ohuka area inland from Wairoa for nearly a week was found this morning deceased inside his crashed utility.

Barrie Knightbridge was at home at Cooper's Beach last week, recovering from an illness that, according to the medical odds, he should

Fifty is not the new 40. It's better, writes Mike Bullen.

A Northlander who has a septic tank cleaning business has illegally been pouring sewage into two ponds on a rural property for a year

The Tararua District Council is seeking advice after tests returned another positive reading for E.coli in Pahiatua's water supply

With Pahiatua's water bore testing positive for E. coli in two tests over two days, the Tararua District Council issued a boil-water

A focus on homemade makes sourdough perfect for Sunday brunch.

Could meditating in your lounge be just as good for you as that break in Fiji? Scientists have the answers.

Research on unconscious bias suggests we are all more racist and xenophobic than we would like to admit, writes Kyle MacDonald.

Spring arrives tomorrow and with it, generous bundles of warmth and sunshine. But the new season won't be a welcome joy for everyone.

A national requirement for all water bodies to be swimmable all of the time is "impractical", Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith says.

Long-time anti-1080 campaigner persuades a council to add more cautionary details to warning signs used during aerial baits drops.

Andrew Fleming felt the sledgehammer-like blow that broke his back, but was unable to protect himself at all as he tumbled down the

Each week Megan Nicol Reed talks through what's on all of our minds.

Safe on-farm use of agrichemicals is not just about the application process - some of the greatest dangers are in the storage methods. Dean

Feed newborn calves 10per cent of their bodyweight (4kg for a 40kg calf) of "gold" colostrum within the first 6 to 12 hours of life

Calves are born with a poorly developed immune system. Therefore, they must absorb immunoglobulins from colostrum across the intestinal

You've likely heard of the "fight or flight" response, but there is one more very important "F" that keeps getting left out, writes Kyle MacDonald.

Hawke's Bay farmer and former Federated Farmers national president Bruce Wills has been put through the Safer Farms grill - painlessly. After

A Northland rugby player who has opened up about dealing with depression in a candid video is encouraging more people to speak up

Federated Farmers is mystified about why people are still complaining about the use of 1080, long after it's been established as

A Welcome Bay farmer has spoken out about roaming dogs after two of his lambs were killed in a frenzied attack last week. The Western

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited this week announced that John Waller ONZM will be retiring as an independent director on the

The latest trade figures, by reminding us of China's importance as a market for our primary products, show why our Government should