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Climate change 'not really not something that we can debate about for another 30 years'.
Zanda McDonald Award: 2023 winners announced
Each year one young leader from Australia and New Zealand is chosen for the award.
The Country Full Show: March 16, 2023
Miles Hurrell, Harriet Bremner, Tim Myers, Peter Newbold, C Russell, B Cotterill, P Muir.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Road destruction set to hit Heartland rugby heroes hard
Rugby - a unifying force on the East Coast - will be hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle damage.
New emergency shipping route a ‘lifeline’ for Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne
New route a lifeline for hard-hit economies.
NZ fishing companies employing Russian crews despite sanctions
CEO said Sealord needed to employ Russians because one of its vessels was Russian-built.
Drop-off points set up for vital supplied to help farmers
Federated Farmers and Rural Support Trust have set up drop-off points for fencing gear.
Fonterra’s first half profit jumps 50pc, doubles dividend
Fonterra's first half profit has jumped.
Cyclone Gabrielle damage to Tairāwhiti farms estimated at $80m
Survey reveals the cost of recovery is more than the region can bear without support.
Grants allow Māori to develop underutilised land
Hapū hunt to make whenua Māori profitable in truffles.
New challenges cyclones have brought
Wild weather brings safety issues plus clean-ups for NZ farmers.
'Freaked out': Poacher caught with 250 pāua fled fisheries officers by running into the sea
Pāua poacher sprung at checkpoint fled into the sea with suitcases of shellfish.
Revealed: The Southland dairy farmer who slept with his AR-15 ... and led to Nash losing his portfolio
Nash resigned as Police Minister following the “unwise” criticism of a judge’s sentencing.
Declined: Bids fall short in NZ carbon auction
Tinkering with carbon units has 'turned the market off'.
NZ pipfruit crop estimate down 21pc after Cyclone Gabrielle
Hawke's Bay worst hit with a 33 per cent drop.
B+LNZ report says farm profits could fall more than 30pc
Beef + Lamb NZ CEO says now is not the time for "tsunami of legislation and regulations."
Clearing sale a final farewell to fiancé
"Joseph was amazing, he loved his job and was loved by his clients."
The Country Full Show: March 15, 2023
Chris Hipkins, Graeme Williams, Jane Smith, Greg Menzies.
$2m in cyclone grants issued to Hawke’s Bay businesses
The Government has helped with $2 million in grants.
Deer farmers rally to help others hit by cyclone
"I’m hoping they’ll find their way home eventually.”
Plans for more live cattle shipments to China before ban takes effect
A ban on the trade comes into force at the end of next month.
Strong interest shown in shearing industry course
A course for prospective shearers was held ahead of the Waimarino Shears.
Cyclone Gabrielle: How did climate change worsen our century’s worst weather disaster?
Big deluges now up to four times more likely, with up to 30% more rain, in East Coast.
'Lights out': Farmhand gets $25k after threatening, foul-mouthed rant
Teen farmhand so scared of boss' husband he resigned after only three weeks on the job.
Opinion: Climate change - the problem with mitigation and adaptation
Opinion: Farmers focus on mitigation and adaptation - time for all Kiwis to do the same.
The Country Full Show: March 14, 2023
Andrew Hoggard, Scott Arthur, Emma Higgins, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Todd Clark.
Jordan on top of the timbersports world
Taumarunui farmer tops young rural sportsperson award he won in 2016.
‘Retired’ Caitlins couple still selling steers over 50 years later
The Yorkes sold all of the 250 steers they offered at the latest Southern Man Cattle Sale.
'Magnificent': Sheep fleece top notch at Wānaka Show
Nearly 200 fleeces showing "the ultimate wool you could ever grow".
Wine grape harvest kicks off for 2023
The first of Marlborough's sauvignon blanc set to be picked this week.
Heavy-metal showdown fires up at Central Districts Field Days
Four-time Waikato champion prepares for a series of epic and enthralling challenges.
Cost of living: High food prices now a bigger worry than rent, Consumer says
Food costs surge, leapfrog other concerns as inflation and cyclone hit home.