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New speed shear record set at Te Puna
A new Te Puna Speed Shear record has been set by a shearer in his 20s.
'Relief': Waimea Dam dispute finally ends
Tasman Mayor Tim King said: "It’s been a long and tortuous process to get this far".
New independent director for Alliance Group board
Day replaces Simon Robertson, who will step down from the board at the end of March.
Rotten summer: Wairoa A&P Show cancelled for the third time in four years
'Another good thing that’s not happening': Wairoa's series of weather blows continues.
The Country: 2025's economy with Cameron Bagrie
Phil Duncan, Blair "Blizzard" McLean, Katie Milne, and Dan Brier.
Smart collars 'an absolute game-changer' on hill country farms
James Parsons from Matauri Angus will talk 'virtual' fencing at the East Coast Farm Expo.
New chief executive for NZ Meat Board
Nick Beeby, acting chief executive since July 2024, replaces Sam McIvor.
Father and son win big at Peninsula Duvauchelle Shears
North Otago farmer Justin Meikle and his teenage son Tye are on a roll.
The Country: Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie on their ONZMs
Carlos Bagrie, Nadia Lim, Dan Steele, Mike Inglis, Sir David Fagan.
From university to sharemilking: Meet the Hammonds
'The farm manager was leaving so Dad proposed we come home to try contract milking.'
'Strawberries just disintegrate': Some HB growers are loving the rain, others not so much
Summer had started very well – now a couple are losing thousands of dollars every day.
‘Complete overreach’: Peta calls for compulsory shearing shed webcams, industry fires back
Federated Farmers says the proposal is a 'complete overreach' and impractical.
Opinion: Farm emissions should not be targeted while concrete gets a pass
OPINION: NZ's climate commitments will require emissions reductions by all sectors.
'Reduced to ashes': The perils of haystacks in 1930
"Cases of spontaneous combustion are not uncommon after haymaking."
They lost their land over $221 of unpaid rates – then the new owners gave it back
Documents show a historic pā was taken from Māori in the 1970s for 'European hands'.
The New Year's races in the 1800s
"A day of real pleasure, the races being held on New Year’s Day each year."
Honoured: My Food Bag’s Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie
“It’s not an award for us, it’s an award for the industry.”
Marcus Musson: Goodbye 2024 - what’s in store for forestry in 2025?
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From dairy farm to café: Couple's organic cheese success
Kelvin and Cathy Haigh's cheeses have won them many awards over the years.
Vege tips: Welcoming bees and insects to your garden
Opinion: Bees and other pollinators are vital to every garden.
'What a feast we had': A 1930s farming Christmas
"After tea, we had a concert and all declared that it was the merriest we had ever seen."
'We are trying to farm worms': Farmer fighting his way out of drench resistance 'disaster'
Farmer says he’s not just farming sheep any more, he’s “trying to farm worms”.
Vege tips: It's going to be a hot one – lettuce not fry
OPINION: Kem's mulching and watering to keep her vegetable garden cool.
GP finds his 'happy place' in avocado orchard
Tauranga GP Dr Andrew Corin balances work with avocado farming and creative writing.
Boozy Christmas farm theft leads to comedy of errors in 1923
"On arriving at the courthouse, they actually tried to sell the pig to its real owner."
'You have to adapt to survive': Pollination keeps beekeeper afloat
“We had to find a happy balance, or we would’ve been out of business two years ago.”
Vege tips: What to do with too much produce
OPINION: There’s almost no easier way to preserve food than dehydrating.
‘Doors are beginning to open for women who enjoy getting out on the farm’
Annual East Coast Farming Expo to put focus on females.
Vintage treasures await at Geraldine's car and machinery museum
There's something for everyone at the Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Club Museum.
Farmer, soldier, vet: The man behind Comley Green
Nichol Ashton Larney arrived in NZ in 1875 and became prominent in the Piako District.
Sir John Key wraps the year on The Country
Sir John Key, Don Carson, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Jim Hopkins, Jeremy Rookes.
Coromandel murder-accused’s pigs to be moved to Wellington
An animal welfare group is coming to collect around 40 of the 'pet pigs'.
Doors opening for women in farming
Women in farming a focus at East Coast Farming Expo in Wairoa in February.