Water and pollution are shaping up to be a key issue come election time.

A dairy farm assistant ad warns of drug testing, minimum wage, and rodent visitors.

Some of NZ's biggest companies are lining up to oppose country of origin labelling.

Consents given to firms to take our water opened taps on furious row.

Farmers may wait until spring for the water to subside. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The flooding in Bay of Plenty has bee classified as "medium-scale adverse event".

There are fears flooding could affect next season's dairy production.

The Maori Party is claiming a major victory against GE trials in New Zealand.

Two years since Winston Peters won the north, can his reign continue?

No major damage from yesterday's storm, but there's more on the way.

A faeces-covered Rakaia farmer has been labelled a "Neanderthal moron".

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

Farmers needed serious rain - up to 100mm - but there was none on the horizon and soil moisture levels across Northland were extremely low.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

Northland farmers are facing drier than normal conditions.

Almost a third of Northland dairy farms are significantly non-compliant when it comes to effluent discharges and the region's top

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey said they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

New Zealand's new Prime Minister is a former farmer and literature student from smalltown Southland who once described himself as "specialising in being boring".

Summer likely to be wetter than average according to long-term Niwa forecast.

Waikato farmers say if Donald Trump scuttles the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement it will be a setback. But, they believe any US withdrawal from free trade may ultimately open up opportunities for Kiwi exporters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Federated Farmers is urging farmers to tackle the issue of methamphetamine in the workplace. Experts say new Health and Safety regulations mean employers are now legally obligated to take steps to mitigate the risk. Made with funding from NZ On AIr

The incident in January was investigated, but in September police said no charges would be laid against the officers as there was "insufficient evidence".

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has launched a probe into the police handling of alleged illegal hunting by off-duty officers

Malcolm Bailey and Ian Farrelly to step down from the Fonterra board. First NZ Capital's Scott St John appointed as an independent director.

Salvation Army recommends tightening immigration rules further beyond last week's Government decisions to raise the point system.

It used to be the thing of the old Western movies where the rancher combating rustlers stealing his stock. But similar scenarios are

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

The business community has mixed reactions towards a greener and more anti-dam stance on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Hawke's

The Fed Farmers Rural Security Spokesperson discusses poaching and the devastating effects it has on rural NZ.

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air