Growers have been left fuming after a Waikato Regional Council decision to withdraw a giant section of the region from its Healthy

New Zealand has been spared half a billion dollars in damage from a notorious pest - and scientists say it's an Irish wasp we have to thank for it.

Shoppers are being urged to source their meat from legitimate suppliers after the Ministry for Primary Industries shut down a black

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.

New Zealand is in for a relatively dry day today with areas of morning cloud and isolated showers in the north, clearing around midday and becoming mostly sunny.

Dairy goat farming is growing in popularity as farmers look to non-cow options for milking platforms around the country. Globally

The chance to get your hands Tirau's giant animal couple has now gone - with the corrugated sheep and ram sold to a buyer this week.

Waikato farmers say if Donald Trump scuttles the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement it will be a setback. But, they believe any US withdrawal from free trade may ultimately open up opportunities for Kiwi exporters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Farm finances starting to look much better after a big lift in dairy prices at the latest GloblaDairyTrade sale.

NZX dairy futures point to another gain at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

A man has died overnight after a tractor rolled on a rural road west of Huntly.

Most girls play with dolls but 12 year old Tayla Hansen would rather be outside playing with Zeus, a bull that is 15 times her size. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The SPCA has condemned new hidden camera footage showing more mistreatment of bobby calves as deeply disturbing and inhumane.

The vendors, who are retiring, established the corrugated iron theme for the Waikato town.

The Waikato dairy farmer who found a security camera in his milking shed says he thinks students or "greenies" are behind it.

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

Teen flown to hospital after quadbike hits a sheep.

Dairy farmers are being warned to keep their employment agreements and time records up to date. The Labour Inspectorate has launched

Long-time anti-1080 campaigner persuades a council to add more cautionary details to warning signs used during aerial baits drops.

A Waikato couple say they are willing to sell their beloved 103-year-old church to the right buyer for a discounted rate.

The slaughterman whose cruel mistreatment of bobby calves was caught on camera has avoided jail.

Chris Lewis, Federated Farmers Waikato Provincial President discusses the alarming rate of drugs on farms with The Country Early Edition's Dom George.

A Waikato farm development company - Dairy Solutionz - will open a 117ha, 300-cow demonstration dairy in the Narino region of south Colombia tomorrow.

Dunedin-based Silver Fern Farms will be looking to raise around $100 million in new equity next year to repay debt, upgrade plant, and to accelerate its "value added" product strategy.

Most of the North Island could be declared a drought zone by the end of the week, but Prime Minister John Key says the impact on the Government's books remains to be seen.

A climate expert believes summers like this one will become the new norm for New Zealand. Droughts have already been declared across much of the North Island.