Coast & Country rural news & lifestyle
Scholarship winner to get scientific with farming
'This scholarship will allow me to focus even more on my academic and career goals.'
Easter feasting has nothing on this farmer's appetite
By one o’clock, what a man needs is viscera, innards, guts, offal.
'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' markets
A Coast & Country story about a Ford pick-up.
Avocado success despite industry challenges
Supplied: The DMS Avocado Division packed a record 405,000 Class One trays this season.
‘Serious concerns’: Neighbours wary of drone spraying near homes
Neighbours questioned a drone weed-spraying operation in Bethlehem.
A-maize-ing: Young photographer puts farming life in frame
Lucy Penellum's photos highlight the resilience of the farming community.
'It’s such an enduring show': Behind the scenes at Hyundai Country Calendar
Each episode involves a five-day shoot, focusing on real people and settings.
‘Strong sense of confidence’: Kiwifruit industry eyes record harvest
The kiwifruit industry picked up last year and things are looking good for 2025.
‘Really lucky’: Farmers grateful for training programme
Growing Future Farmers is a training programme aimed at increasing industry skills.
'Journeying with them': How dairy farmer Matt's giving back
A Dairy Industry Award winner is helping encourage others to enter the awards.
'It’s still very new in NZ': Horses help transform lives in Ōropi
A Tauranga woman is using her own experience to help others with anxiety and depression.
'All we knew was avocado on toast': City couple's orchard adventure
Couple flipped their lives from corporate city dwellers to hands-on avocado orchardists.
'Amazing to watch': Why Ray is hooked on pigeons
Ray Hooker began caring for pigeons at just 11 years old.
Bird nests: Fire expert’s warning on tractor fire risks
A veteran firefighter warns farmers to stay vigilant against tractor fires.
'Engagement is the key': Tracy Brown's vision for DairyNZ
Tracy Brown wants the organisation to become “more connected and in tune” with farmers.
More from The Country
'Opens the river': 1889 rabbit weir removed for fish passage
Built to slow a rabbit plague, the weir was removed but a 3D digital version will remain.
Bay of Islands Pony Club - the country's oldest - turning 75
BOI Pony Club marking 75 years of education in riding and horse care.
Amelia Linzey: Driving growth and prosperity in a nation that loves to win
Opinion: These are four sectors that hold potential to propel Aotearoa to turn on growth.
More from Rural Life
'Opens the river': 1889 rabbit weir removed for fish passage
Built to slow a rabbit plague, the weir was removed but a 3D digital version will remain.
Bay of Islands Pony Club - the country's oldest - turning 75
BOI Pony Club marking 75 years of education in riding and horse care.
Anzac Day: We don't know how lucky we are – Glenn Dwight
OPINION: We remember the young Kiwis, fighting for a world they might never live to see.
More from SunLive and The Weekend Sun
'Won't let them down': Tauranga byelection winner announced
Hemi Rolleston looks set to fill the seat vacated by his nephew due to illness.
Tauranga's $13.98m Marine Precinct sale goes through after court ruling
It comes two weeks after a judge dismissed an interim injunction that halted the sale.
'Tough decisions' needed: Clock hīkoi targets Govt debt
The hīkoi arrived in Tauranga this afternoon, highlighting Government debt.