Tararua sheep and beef farm named Business of the Year
Award winning farm field day on May 6.
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Vulnerable North Island kōkako on the way to recovery
There is hope for endangered forest songbird the North Island kōkako.
The truth about cats and (conservation) dogs
Looking for a needle in a haystack? Or a cat on a pest free island? Send in the hounds!
Demand for organic dairy helps boost growth of organics sector
NZ's organics sector continues to grow, with demand for organic dairy a big driver.
Paradise under pressure: report reveals toll of intensive dairying, urban sprawl
What has decades of intensive dairying and urban sprawl meant for NZ's best land?
Covering Climate Now: How do we shrink agriculture's climate footprint?
The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?
Dunedin landowner blocks Ospri possum control work
Police called to Adrian Black's property after Ospri staff confronted by protesters.
Fossil-fuel move: Coal boilers phased out by 2037
Phase-out starts with ban on new low to medium temperature coal boilers from 2022.
Meeting hears concerns over nitrate levels in Canterbury water
Consent renewal for irrigation project sparks meeting on nitrate levels in water bores.
High country farmers oppose pastoral lease Bill
"We need more of a partnership - a balanced carrot-and-stick approach."
Canterbury consent replacement raises concerns about nitrates
Opponents to large Mid-Canterbury irrigation scheme say nitrate pollution is a concern.
Claims highly toxic waste buried at Tiwai Pt smelter
Former staff say the waste, that contains cyanide, has been buried in unmapped sites.
Wink keeping an eye on velvetleaf
Wink has been trained to find a serious cropping weed called velvetleaf.
More 'little rays of sunshine' at forest sanctuary
It's been a busy year at Bushy Park Tarapuruhi, with a better hihi breeding season.
'Treat them like a bluebottle': Potentially harmful sea slug washing up along BOP coast
People are advised to stay away from the slugs and to keep dogs away from them too.
Focus on planting exotic forests key to climate goals - forest owners
Native trees establish slowly and need more work than exotics, NZ Forest Association says.
Man found guilty of flouting kauri dieback laws
Armitstead could be fined up to $60,000 when he is sentenced in May.
Regulations expected to hit Southland dairy output
Mounting pressure on Southland's agricultural sector is expected to hit dairy production.
Tara iti / NZ fairy tern survival in Northland helped with chick born at Auckland Zoo
A partnership with Auckland Zoo gives hope for NZ's rarest bird, the tara iti/fairy tern.
Farming couple 'walk the talk' on sustainability
Evan and Linda Potter named National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing.
Opposition mounting on Watercare's Waikato River plan
Southgate, also Hamilton mayor, has been a vocal opponent of the application.
Biodiversity Hawke's Bay's day of education at Little Bush
Little Bush Reserve was the centre of a Biodiversity Hawke's Bay led event
Would you drink treated sewage? Auckland told to stop relying on Waikato for water
Confidential agreement could see recycled wastewater on the table.
Biodiverse shelterbelts benefit farm crops, researchers find
Native plants could be used to replace shelterbelts, according to researchers.
Half-tonne fatberg blocks Gisborne network
Second one in as many years at this particular spot.
Watercare says $160m needed if Waikato River take goes ahead
A permanent water treatment plant at Tuakau would need to be built.
Billy and Bongo hot on the tail of feral cats
Pest controller Billy Barton hunts feral cats with trusty sidekick Bongo Fury the spaniel.
Bay of Islands pest-free project a lifeline for national icon
Project aims to protect kiwi by wiping out pests on 7600ha Purerua Peninsula.
Cameron Burrows: We're in the right place to face our climate-change challenge
Opinion: We need to rapidly make changes but they must be the right changes.
Listen: David Parker on winter grazing call
Environment Minister says he's not anti-farming, but anti-pollution.
Making a stand for kauri on the Coromandel
Sarni Hart's educating locals and tourists on importance and value of NZ's native forests.
'Not good for our community' - Winton dump plan causes a stink
Opponents say it's unfair for small rural town to take so much rubbish from other regions.
Winter grazing regulation deferred in favour of farming sector plan
Farmers had complained that the restrictions and requirements were impractical.
Northland now home to Australian flying weta, but spread unknown
The 'stroppy' Australian winged weta is more widespread in Northland than first thought.