Westland Young Farmers' Club launched
New club in Greymouth set up after people expressed interest in getting involved.
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TSS Earnslaw steam engines could go green
Searching for alternatives to generate steam instead of coal.
'A lot of stressed vets out there': Shortage takes its toll in the South
A critical shortage of vets is set to get worse, heads of Southern practices say.
'All the stops' pulled out to get fans in for Ranfurly Shield game
Structured system that can automatically provide spacing between stand groups created.
Red sky suggests it's time to dust off your togs and tongs
Summery weather for the opening weekend of school holidays
New short film opens conversation about male vulnerability in rural NZ
Pet Day by Ruby Harris was filmed in the Hokianga and inspired by her rural upbringing.
Swine sacking Rome: wild boar overrun Italian capital
Rome has been sacked by Gauls, Visigoths and now is being vandalised by wild boar.
Sheepish! Honey Badger's underarm dig at Kiwis after rescue
Nick Cummins couldn't resist a cheap shot after saving a sheep in distress.
Back to the future: NZ tourist town adopts daylight saving all-year round
When NZ "springs forward" this weekend, one town will never go back.
Lockdown Heroes: Woman in cold water to bring mental health relief to stressed-out farmers
Freezing cold water troughs were part of Sian Noble-Campbell's daily lockdown routine.
Watch: Fowl language - talking duck says 'You bloody fool'
An Australian bird has developed a somewhat unusual call by imitating its caretakers.
Lockdown Hero: Woman climbs lockdown 'Mt Everest' to raise cash for Gumboot Friday
Woman creates suburban lockdown 'Mt Everest' to climb to raise cash for others.
'Absolutely horrific': Dogs attack pet sheep
"If they can do that to a sheep, what could they do to a little kid?"
'A whole freaking cow' seen waiting in McDonald's drive-through
The udderly strange sight came during a slow-moooving lunch line.
Station seeking consent to set up mountain bike park
Alexandra farming family apply for resource consent to establish bike park on property.
How Lee Murray went from 'hopeless in the hills' to a 'hearty' hunter
Lee Murray started out "terrible" but now has almost 14,000 Instagram followers.
Farm dream began over 100 years ago on a bullock wagon
The Lawrence family have farmed the same land in North Otago for over 100 years.
Farmer calls for patience when dealing with environmental change
New regulations have been coming thick and fast at farmers in the last few years.
Horse poo alert: Community in stink over city vs country battle
Country dwellers point finger at incoming townies over the vexed issue of horse dung.
How Jeremy Clarkson fell in love with farming
Times: Clarkson has come unstuck herding sheep with a drone on his farm Diddly Squat.
The 93-year-old business with no online presence that became a model for Covid age
The Hastings shop is quirky. But its virtual factory is a blueprint for the future.
'Miracle': Missing South Island dogs found after exhaustive search
Scruff looked to have been feeding and protecting the injured Floss over the weeks.
Musterer's hut, micro-brewery amongst winners at architecture awards
The awards ceremony was held at the Christchurch Town Hall on Wednesday.
Countdown faces complaint over 'farmers market' branding on shopping bags
Farmers' Markets New Zealand was unhappy with the design, describing it as misleading.
Man finds message in bottle on Ninety Mile Beach from Greek captain
The bottle is complete with a master mariner's business card. But there's a problem.
Mid Canterbury scheme helping rural migrants get driver's licence secures funding
Up to 24 mainly migrant women to be enrolled in road code course for learner's licence.
Millions of South Canterbury sunflowers heading for bottling plant
By next month the sunflower seeds will be processed into cooking oil.
Homeward bound: Wandering mates now in the dog box
Kunekune pig, Ginger, took his best friend, Ace the dog on a trip up Mt Cargill.
Inside NZ's smallest school: Four pupils (and counting)
The school was closed after funding was cut for a supervisor.
Taihape Area School gets rebuild a decade after flaw identified
Country town's school blighted by leaks and backed-up sewage is finally getting a rebuild.
Meet the Waikato farmer with big YouTube dreams
Waikato dairy farmer Andrew Macky is bringing day-to-day farming life to YouTube.
Rodney returns! Famous runaway cat finds next home after latest escapade
Rodney had been on the run since last October.
Sam Neill shares laughs and vino with comedian pal
Sam Neill shares a glass of pinot noir with funny man Russell Howard, at his vineyard,.