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Cattle Creek farm death shocks community

The Kurow-Hakataramea community is ''reeling'' after a 27-year-old man died in a farming accident at Cattle Creek on Tuesday night.

Warning to watch out for toxic algae

With the summer sun in full bake mode, making river levels low and warm, Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) says people should be

Rural regional health programme launches

A health programme aiming to enhance the medical workforce in the regions and rural New Zealand will be launched on Monday at Whakatane

Farm scare prompts push for beacon use

Taking a personal locator beacon out with you on the farm could be a life-saver Dannevirke's Emily Mott believes.

Algae mats warning for river users and pet owners

With summer sun baking, river levels low and warm at this time of year, Hawke's Bay Regional Council says people should be aware of

Orchardists need to be safety conscious

Orchardists are being urged to look up before they work to ensure they are well clear of power lines as the avocado picking season

Grass seed can be deadly to dogs

It's that time of year again - when seemingly every inch of beach-side reserve harbours the summer evil that is the grass seed! For

Rural water quality important to ORC

The Otago Regional Council continues to face big challenges over rural water quality awareness and deadlines, including for replacing

Kea killed by chocolate not 1080

Testing has shown a kea found dead after a 1080 poison drop in the Okarito kiwi sanctuary actually died from chocolate poisoning.

'Duty of care' may foil hikers

Turakina farmer Andrew Major can see only hardship to himself if he allows New Zealand's Te Araroa trail to cross his farm. He believes

Mindset: 'A weight lifted'

A timely visit from DairyNZ consulting officer Kevin McKinley moved sharemilker Craig Gibbs' mindset many miles from where he started

Map, guidelines to help stop spray drift

Grape growers are hoping highlighting the location of vineyards around the district will minimise the threat of multimillion-dollar

Toxins for pest control

Much conservation work involves removing pests. Trapping is a major part of this, but the use of toxins is also common, although

Fallow deer good meat and 'brilliant' pets

It was a misconception fallow deer were difficult to handle - "they are funny animals but no problem to handle"

Listen: Dr Doug Edmeades defends Prof Rowarth's Waikato river claims

Dr Doug Edmeades defended Professor Jacqueline Rowarth today on The Country by agreeing that the Waikato river is not necessarily as polluted as first thought.

Tree tragedy: Kiwi killed after chainsaw cuts throat

32-year-old spent three years working in NZ as an arborist and dreamed of creating a self-sufficient eco-village here - but tragedy struck while on a visit to UK.

Honey may help to heal cold sores

Could a New Zealand honey formula help in the treatment of cold sores? That's the question asked by a new study, one of the largest

Keeping animals happy in the wet

When I sat down to write this article earlier in the week, Mother Nature appeared to be in one of those moods. First earthquakes