The CountryPractice makes perfect: Flower grower's journey to ideal soil healthYear in Review: Nicky's healthy soil struck a chord with readers in September 2025.30 Dec 04:02 PM
The CountryTales of The Hat: City slicker amazed by farmer's legendary appetiteOPINION: Hunter Wells' fond memories of a hungry farmer was a popular read of 2025.30 Dec 04:01 PM
The CountryYear in Review: Barbie's woollen dog bed businessThe tale about Barbie's search for a new owner proved popular on The Country in 2025.30 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryDecades of dedication: Libby Fletcher honoured for protecting Lake TaraweraLibby Fletcher awarded a King’s Service Medal in the New Year 2026 Honours. 30 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryWhy every garden needs a persimmon treeThis persimmon piece was the second most-read "Kem Ormond's vegetable garden" in 2025. 30 Dec 04:00 PM
DairyFrom hotline to honours: Farmer receives New Year Honour for rural sector service30 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryYear in Review: Upokongaro - where herons roost and gin wins goldKem Ormond's story about small-batch distillery Papaiti Gin was a big read in June 2025.29 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryPastures Past: Boar attacks boat in 1937This true fishing story was one of the most read editions of Pastures Past in 2025.29 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie McKay: Winston, FTAs and farm votes – what’s really at stake in 2026OPINION: One thing you can say about Luxon’s Lot is they are farmer-friendly.29 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryFarming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia28 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumThe CountryClimate change is stressing Italy’s cows, and coming for your burrata27 Dec 09:00 PM
DairyFrom hotline to honours: Farmer receives New Year Honour for rural sector serviceNeil Bateup helped raise more than $3m for farmers after Cyclone Gabrielle.30 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryClimate change is stressing Italy’s cows, and coming for your burrataNYT: Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This is a problem for cheese-lovers.27 Dec 09:00 PM
The CountryRentals to realising the dream: The road to first farm ownershipTheir strict budgets, low early interest and off-farm income reduced debt fast.23 Dec 04:02 PM
The CountryNext generation first: Fonterra launches two-year dairy training pilotStudents aged 16-20 will train on Fonterra farms and gain an NZQA qualification.21 Dec 03:58 PM
The CountryThe Country: Who is Jamie Mackay's Ag Person of the Year?On air today: Carson, Wyn-Harris, Rookes, Guy, Duncum, Wiggins, Brandolino, McKay.19 Dec 12:54 AM
The CountryThe Country: Shane Jones' Ag People of the YearShane Jones, Alison Shanks, Todd Charteris, John McOviney, and Chris Russell are on air. 18 Dec 01:42 AM
The CountryThe Country: Who is the PM's Ag Person of the YearChristopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, and Jim Hopkins. 17 Dec 12:43 AM
ListenFonterra spreads festive cheer with food bank support, giving trees and giftsSponsored content: Co-op's farmers, tanker drivers and staff are busy helping communities.16 Dec 08:49 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryClimate change is stressing Italy’s cows, and coming for your burrataNYT: Extreme heat causes cows to produce less milk. This is a problem for cheese-lovers.27 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryTradie's remarkable revival of long-lost NZ clothing brand from his backyard shed Nikolai Solakof had never sewn before reviving Oscar Eide from his shed.27 Dec 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFrom a popular dragstrip to some of NZ's best wine: The curious case of the soil under ThunderparkThe old riverbed was considered “almost worthless”. Not now.23 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe Country'Bigger than the Beatles': What it was really like to be Fred Dagg's daughterA revealing new doco on the man behind New Zealand's most famous pair of gumboots.19 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFarmers, companies fined $108,000 for Waikato dairy effluent dischargesThe effluent discharges were all in Te Awamutu area in March or August 2024.19 Dec 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryASB cuts milk price forecast to $9.20 after another weak dairy auctionGlobal milk output from the US, Europe, Argentina and China is keeping prices weak.17 Dec 04:04 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFrom a popular dragstrip to some of NZ's best wine: The curious case of the soil under ThunderparkThe old riverbed was considered “almost worthless”. Not now.23 Dec 05:00 PM
The CountryHow a Waikato orchard is testing a new way to keep prime farmland in fruitAnnie Perkins has bought into the business, learning alongside John Woolford.20 Dec 04:02 PM
HorticultureHortNZ welcomes RMA changes; Govt listening to growers' concerns: CEOHortNZ hopeful RMA changes will lead to "clearer, more practical rules".10 Dec 01:57 AM
Today20°C11°CPartly cloudy, with the chance of a shower in the morning and afternoon. Southwesterlies developing in the morning.
Thursday16°C9°CPartly cloudy, with the chance of a shower until evening. Southwesterlies, easing at night.
Friday16°C7°CPartly cloudy, with a few showers in the morning. Southerlies developing in the morning.
The CountryFarming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia'It was just one of those light bulb moments like ‘holy s*** I need this.'28 Dec 05:00 PM
The CountryTalking the talk: East Coast Farm Expo to offer range of guest speakersThe sheep and beef expo is bringing together a wide variety of informative expertise.18 Dec 09:00 PM
Sheep and BeefB+LNZ, Tairāwhiti Whenua Collection holding Wormwise field day at Tolaga Bay An expert will talk about grazing management and the use of forage crops at the field day.18 Dec 08:55 PM
The CountryFarming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia'It was just one of those light bulb moments like ‘holy s*** I need this.'28 Dec 05:00 PM
OpinionChris Bray: 3 tech megatrends driving NZ's post-harvest revolutionOPINION: We need machine-driven agriculture, but with human oversight and innovation.05 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryThe newest farmhands are tiny and pink and love devouring a potent pollutantMicrobes at a California dairy farm cut effluent storage pond methane by more than 85%.01 Dec 05:00 PM
The CountryScientist honoured for groundbreaking work in plant geneticsDr Tony Conner led Southern Hemisphere's first field trials of genetically modified crops.28 Nov 02:30 AM
The CountryFarming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia'It was just one of those light bulb moments like ‘holy s*** I need this.'28 Dec 05:00 PM
The CountryRentals to realising the dream: The road to first farm ownershipTheir strict budgets, low early interest and off-farm income reduced debt fast.23 Dec 04:02 PM
The CountryHow a Waikato orchard is testing a new way to keep prime farmland in fruitAnnie Perkins has bought into the business, learning alongside John Woolford.20 Dec 04:02 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFarmers, companies fined $108,000 for Waikato dairy effluent dischargesThe effluent discharges were all in Te Awamutu area in March or August 2024.19 Dec 01:00 AM
The Country'Nuisance': Roosters keep New Plymouth awake in 1937“I suggest that people who keep roosters should be compelled to pay a tax."27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKem OrmondKem Ormond: Try growing a nut tree, the reward is worth the waitOPINION: From towering walnuts to compact almonds, there is a nut tree for most gardens.27 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryKem Ormond's seasonal salads to make summer entertaining easyThese salads are easy to prepare and come together in no time.25 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryWool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the pastKerikeri mum’s best gift in 1941: a card from POW son in Germany, once thought missing.24 Dec 04:00 PM
The Country'Healthy exercise': Why Phil Thomsen loves gardening – even weedingThe gardening author has been growing vegetables since he was about 5 years old.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionGlenn DwightGlenn Dwight: Snails, dinosaurs and weirdness – my review of 2025OPINION: A look at the odd, fun and joyful moments that made us proud to be Kiwi in 2025. 27 Dec 04:00 PM
The Country'Nuisance': Roosters keep New Plymouth awake in 1937“I suggest that people who keep roosters should be compelled to pay a tax."27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKem OrmondKem Ormond: Try growing a nut tree, the reward is worth the waitOPINION: From towering walnuts to compact almonds, there is a nut tree for most gardens.27 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumThe CountryTradie's remarkable revival of long-lost NZ clothing brand from his backyard shed 27 Dec 01:00 AM
