A tornado has devastated a farming station near Gisborne, taking out sheds and injuring at least one farm dog believed to have been picked up and dumped. Craig Ferris "huddled in a ball" in the corner of his carport...

Landcorp Farming, New Zealand's biggest farm business, expects Fonterra's payout to slip next year and its own earnings from beef exports to fall, reflecting the high kiwi dollar.

A farmer was recovering in hospital last night after being charged at by a bull which threw him almost two metres into the air.

Fonterra has named Dutch dairy executive Theo Spierings as its new chief executive.