The CountryEels picked away at farmer’s injured leg - now he’s healed and planning to run a Coast to CoastSeven gruelling surgeries and a painstaking skin graft won't hold Harvey Nelson back.06 Mar 05:00 PM
The Country‘Dangerous’: GP wait times force local clinic to close booksKatikati health practice says poor funding has caused 'dangerous' wait times.22 Feb 04:40 PM
The Country‘Can we afford this?’: Patients shocked by $1000 after-hours medical feesFees as high as $1000 have been quoted for after-hours appointments.21 Feb 04:00 PM
The Country12-tractor convoy on mission to boost children's mental wellbeingA convoy of 12 tractors and a Humvee visited schools in the Far North.20 Feb 05:00 PM
The CountryBird nests: Fire expert’s warning on tractor fire risksA veteran firefighter warns farmers to stay vigilant against tractor fires.20 Feb 03:59 PM
The CountryCall for job opportunities for spouses to attract rural midwifesRural midwife Emma Bilous says the shortage 'has a lot of parts to it'.20 Feb 01:37 AM
The CountryEnvironmental group at odds with regulator over RoundupELI has concerns about popular weedkiller Roundup and its active ingredient glyphosate.10 Feb 08:14 PM
The Country81-year-old farmer died in quad bike roll while fencingMacdonald, a familiar face at the Hastings saleyards, died in Patoka on Tuesday afternoon.09 Feb 12:40 AM
The CountrySafer Farms gets funding of $11m-plus from ACCMoney pledged for the grassroots Farm Without Harm strategy.04 Feb 10:17 PM
The Country'I heard all my bones break': Runner loses leg in farming accidentThe 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.03 Feb 08:15 PM
The CountryDumbbells, deadlifts and dairy cows: The rural gym with four-legged observersNo gym rats staring here, just livestock.31 Jan 01:03 AM
The Country'Oh heck': Farmer says quad bike accident was a wake-up callMichael Woodward is urging his peers to take care out on the farm this busy summer season.19 Dec 09:26 PM
The CountryWeathering the storm: Rural Support Trust helps farmers in need'It was set up by a group of like-minded farmers with a passion to help others.'22 Nov 03:55 PM
The CountryRural mental health initiative receives fundsThe initiative gets farmers off the farm and into the water.21 Nov 06:00 PM
The CountrySurf's up for farmers, thanks to $15,000 grant'While the concept is simple, the programme has proven to be life changing.'19 Nov 10:47 PM
The CountryGetting Through: New Farmstrong resources for farmers after severe weatherHawke’s Bay farmers share recovery stories in book and website launch.17 Nov 05:00 PM
The CountryMeat the Need holds online auction to help Kiwis doing it tough“Every bid in this auction brings us closer to ... ensuring no one in NZ goes hungry."07 Nov 09:46 PM
The CountryFarmer with terminal cancer caught in two-year battle with ACCThe 53-year-old fighting for compensation now has less than a year to live.04 Nov 08:08 PM
The CountryNew Zealand’s hunt for overseas doctors amps up todayMedical graduates from the UK, Ireland, and Aus can have their applications fast-tracked.31 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryFrom trauma to teaching: How kids are changing farm safetyA former farmer says farm safety education should go up the family tree, rather than down.30 Oct 11:00 PM
The CountryRural communities need more targeted mental health support - advocatesRural communities face health inequities say advocates30 Oct 08:46 PM
The Country'Wake-up call': How burnout helped this Tararua dairy farmerMike Burmeister says a burnout episode early in his career helped shape his thinking.27 Oct 04:00 PM
The Country'Thought I was invincible': The man who technically died on the rugby field'If this had happened on the farm I wouldn’t have had a chance.'25 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryJoin Team HOPE's 10th birthday bash with Matt ChisholmCentral Taranaki charity Team HOPE is celebrating its 10th birthday in November.25 Oct 03:00 AM
The CountryLena Keenan's week on Mobile Surgery Unit fuels her passion for health careersThe Tairāwhiti rangatahi will take home the skills she learnt at the MSU.15 Oct 11:36 PM
The CountryWeedkiller deemed okay in NZ pulled off Australian shelves'We haven’t taken this decision lightly and are exercising a high degree of caution.'13 Oct 08:04 PM
OpinionOpinion: GPs shortage - new solutions needed for sustainable primary healthcareOPINION: For every $1 spent in primary care, $14 is saved down the line in hospitals.10 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryWinter farming challenges with Sam Whitelock and Paul WalkerTwo Farmstrong ambassadors shelter from the rain for a yarn about the winter slog.23 Sep 03:00 AM
The Country'We're so stoic': Josh Kronfeld wants blokes to open up about their health'Too many of the brothers are leaving us early for... stuff that could've been prevented.'16 Sep 03:01 AM
The Country'I swung': The spider crawling down her windscreen that she couldn't catchAilsa Slui, 80, says she would be blind by now if she hadn't sought medical help.14 Sep 06:00 PM
The CountryHomeward bound: Rural trust fundraising trek ends in Gisborne todayHoping to see funds used for Outward Bound experience.13 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryOpinion: Keeping your stock - and yourself - safe in the yardsOpinion: Yards that are fit for purpose are a pleasure to work in.30 Aug 03:34 AM
The CountryWhy we need more rural health professionalsJames Gardiner is doing his rural health training in Dannevirke25 Aug 09:00 PM
The Country'Challenging': 4000-patient clinic has no permanent GPSometimes locums cannot be found so practices are running with 'insufficient GPs'.24 Aug 07:01 PM
