New ZealandFrom hotline to honours: Farmer receives New Year Honour for rural sector serviceNeil Bateup helped raise more than $3m for farmers after Cyclone Gabrielle.30 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew Year Honours 2026: The full listThe 2026 New Year Honours are out today. Here's the list of New Zealanders recognised.30 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Come home': Family vintage tractor returns to original ownerWaikato farmer Neil Dalgety's tractor tale was a popular read on The Country in 2025.29 Dec 04:02 PM
New Zealand'Really excited': Waikato farming family's hazelnut successThis story about the Scott family's adventures in hazelnuts was very popular in 2025.29 Dec 04:01 PM
New ZealandYear in Review: Upokongaro - where herons roost and gin wins goldKem Ormond's story about small-batch distillery Papaiti Gin was a big read in June 2025.29 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPastures Past: Boar attacks boat in 1937This true fishing story was one of the most read editions of Pastures Past in 2025.29 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Winston, FTAs and farm votes – what’s really at stake in 2026OPINION: One thing you can say about Luxon’s Lot is they are farmer-friendly.29 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Millions of dollars': Farmers rejoice as rain hits parched Hawke's Bay paddocksThe stress reliever that Hawke's Bay farmers needed has arrived.29 Dec 01:22 AM
New ZealandFarming with AI: Waipukurau farmer moves his stock while on holiday in Colombia'It was just one of those light bulb moments like ‘holy s*** I need this.'28 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandBob's small but mighty berry businessBob Teal's 1.68-hectare Cambridge orchard was a popular story from June 2025.28 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandStudents transform farm stream with native planting effortStudents helping out a Cust farmer was a popular read on The Country from June 2025.28 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe prickly history of boxthorn and Taranaki's inventive solutionsKem Ormond's article on the mighty boxthorn hedges of Taranaki was a popular read in 2025.28 Dec 03:59 PM
New ZealandThe organisation using surplus food for social goodNourished for Nil's story of food rescue was a popular read on The Country in 2025.28 Dec 03:59 PM
New ZealandTasman floods recovery expected to cost $50m, take two years Road crews have tackled 4500 jobs, yet four key routes remain closed.28 Dec 04:29 AM
New Zealand'Healthy exercise': Why Phil Thomsen loves gardening – even weedingThe gardening author has been growing vegetables since he was about 5 years old.27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionGlenn DwightGlenn Dwight: Snails, dinosaurs and weirdness – my review of 2025OPINION: A look at the odd, fun and joyful moments that made us proud to be Kiwi in 2025. 27 Dec 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Nuisance': Roosters keep New Plymouth awake in 1937“I suggest that people who keep roosters should be compelled to pay a tax."27 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionKem OrmondKem Ormond: Try growing a nut tree, the reward is worth the waitOPINION: From towering walnuts to compact almonds, there is a nut tree for most gardens.27 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTradie's remarkable revival of long-lost NZ clothing brand from his backyard shed Nikolai Solakof had never sewn before reviving Oscar Eide from his shed.27 Dec 01:00 AM
New ZealandJohn Deere a family affair for this dairy farmerCatherine Fry's story on Reece Houghton's tractor was widely read on The Country in 2025.26 Dec 04:01 PM
New Zealand'A lot of fun': Planting project rewarding for farming coupleThis June 2025 story about Brian and Rosemary Whyte's planting efforts was a popular read.26 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe leaders at the centre of The Country show's most popular item in 2025The Country's June 16 edition was the most listened to (and read about) in 2025. 26 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandTaranaki woman turning local wool into heirloom blanketsThis story about Alison Ross's woolly blanket was a popular read on The Country in March.26 Dec 03:59 PM
New ZealandWhat sets farm dogs apart from the ‘average pooch’A study on what makes pooches tick was a popular article on The Country in 2025.25 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandKem Ormond's seasonal salads to make summer entertaining easyThese salads are easy to prepare and come together in no time.25 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandMeet the woman who peels 20kg of horseradish a dayKem Ormond's story on Mandys Horseradish was one of The Country's most popular in 2025.25 Dec 03:59 PM
OpinionGlenn DwightBest of Glenn Dwight: Why NZ needs its own Clarkson's FarmOPINION: Glenn's idea for a Kiwi version of Clarkson's Farm proved a hit in June 2025.25 Dec 03:59 PM
New ZealandAward-winning couple juggle family and farmingThis look into farming life with the Langfords was one of the most popular reads of 2025.24 Dec 04:01 PM
New ZealandWool booms to war letters: Rural Christmas tales from the pastKerikeri mum’s best gift in 1941: a card from POW son in Germany, once thought missing.24 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandYear in Review: When Jack Fagan won the world's richest speed shearShearer Jack Fagan's triumph in February 2025 was a well-read story on The Country.24 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFrom a popular dragstrip to some of NZ's best wine: The curious case of the soil under ThunderparkThe old riverbed was considered “almost worthless”. Not now.23 Dec 05:00 PM
New ZealandRentals to realising the dream: The road to first farm ownershipTheir strict budgets, low early interest and off-farm income reduced debt fast.23 Dec 04:02 PM
New Zealand'I know everyone on my road': Hugh Jackson on farming and rural lifeThis popular story was from March, before Jackson was named 2025 Young Farmer of the Year.23 Dec 04:01 PM
New Zealand'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' marketsThis April 2025 story about an iconic little Ford Model A pick-up truck proved popular.23 Dec 04:00 PM
