A fifty-year-old fitness fanatic has revealed the secret to her youthful physique and rock hard abs.

The owner of a Waikato-based pet food company accused of abusing bobby calves will face trial by jury. Alan Martyn Cleaver, 57

The Omarama farmer whose pivot irrigators' tyres were slashed at the weekend says he remains hopeful the culprit will be caught. The

Dairy product prices inched higher at the Global Dairy Trade auction, stemming two consecutive declines.

It's a classic clash between urban growth and farmers.

Northland farmers are facing drier than normal conditions.

Wool prices at this week's auction fell, particularly for varieties sourced from the North Island.

They know mummy is missing and that police are looking for her, but Kim Richmond's three children are being shielded from the possibility she might never come home.

Almost 100 young people will get free restricted licences in Taumarunui, getting them off the street and into employment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Dairy product prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction, sliding for a second consecutive auction.

COMMENT: Farming does not get the public attention is deserves.

All going well, the milk price could be revised up to $6.50/kg next year, economists say.

When an Invercargill teen was told she couldn't have a horse, she took matters into her own hands.

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

Two more people have been charged in separate cases of alleged mistreatment of bobby calves.

A Lord of the Rings actor who now works as a tour guide operator has slammed New Zealand's "clean, green" image.

Invercargill based Alliance Group says chefs and restaurants have offered favourable feedback on its new class of lamb.

From taxing ghost profits to the implosion of Pumpkin Patch, these are the biggest stories from the business year.

More than a third of Kiwi farmers have been a victim of theft in the last two years, a recent survey has revealed.

Fonterra has told shareholders that the indicative payout level this season will be $6.40 per kilogram of milk solids.

South Island police are investigating the incident that occurred at the Paringa Salmon Farm Café, South Westland.

Advances in whole milk powder prices at recent GlobalDairyTrade auctions is bolstering the outlook for New Zealand's largest export commodity.

Twenty-three Kaikoura farms have had no milk pick-ups since the Kaikoura quakes hit on November 14.

This baby formula company was a share market darling, riding the wave of a Chinese boom in demand. But the party's over.

From Monday milk tankers and other essential freight will be given access in and out of Kaikoura.

Whole milk powder futures for December last traded at US$3,480 a tonne, a 2.1 per cent premium to their previous GDT level.

Synlait has been named the winner of this year's Deloitte Top 200 Best Growth Strategy category.

Fonterra topped the Deloitte Top 200 again this year for profit -- increasing 65 per cent.

Statistics NZ data shows cleaners, rubbish collectors labourers pest controllers, hotel porters, and courier drivers have the highest rate of claims for injury at work.

The biggest opportunity for agriculture is to be seen as a globally trusted source of sustainably produced goods.