PremiumPremiumAgribusinessThree million falsely labelled free-range eggs risked 'discrediting entire industry'A whistleblower came forward to the Commerce Commission about an egg scam.23 Dec 04:32 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuFarm equity continues to rise in 'crazy' Covid yearThe worth of the Ātihau Whanganui Incorporation continues to rise.15 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandWorkSafe's warning after woman crushed by farm vehicle, company fined 275kThe vehicle's passenger seatbelt did not work and the driver's door had been removed.10 Dec 12:00 AM
AgribusinessNZ great for women in business. And Māori women?"I walk in the shops and people think I'm a shopkeeper."08 Dec 04:36 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Orchard wages rising thanks to worker shortage, and new RSE rules may lift it furtherHort wages are on the rise as RSE shortage looms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.02 Dec 07:18 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessWill GDT convince Fonterra to upgrade its milk price forecast?Dairy prices have stayed firm, but will Fonterra lift its farmgate milk price?02 Dec 04:37 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessFarmer appeals sentence for misrepresenting millions of eggsFrank Chen carried out a lengthy scam repackaging caged eggs as free range.30 Nov 04:37 AM
New ZealandGovernment to let in 2000 fruit pickers from PacificHorticultural experts welcome the introduction of 2000 pickers from the Pacific but say it's still not enough. Video / Hawkes Bay TodayWatch26 Nov 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Why PM Jacinda Ardern is charming the farmersIs the PM's bid to hold on to newly converted voters hampering action on housing market?25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessHouse prices tipped to overshadow Reserve Bank risk reviewRBNZ to release its financial stability report, with house prices likely to dominate.24 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern at the Primary Industries SummitPM Jacinda Ardern reveals plans for the primary sector facing drop in foreign labour due to Covid-19. Video / Mark MitchellWatch23 Nov 09:16 PM
AgribusinessPhD students told: 'Take a break, pick fruit'Foreign doctoral students advised to take a 'holiday' and pick fruit.12 Nov 05:16 AM
New ZealandAct leader David Seymour talks to courgette producer Brett HeapAct leader David Seymour met with courgette producer Brett Heap at Waipapa in Northland to talk about harvest struggles with New Zealand's border closures putting a halt to foreign agricultural workers. Video / David FisherWatch09 Nov 05:12 AM
Agribusiness'Local workers lack stamina': Courgette grower to David SeymourThe courgette harvest crisis has taken Act leader David Seymour from town to the country.09 Nov 03:20 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: Our paddocks of discontent and the future of feedlotsFarm rules for winter feeding are changing. Made with funding from NZ On Air.02 Nov 09:40 PM
Business ReportsSustainable Finance: Environmentalists at heartRabobank is looking at lower costfarmer loans with environmental milestones built in.02 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandLive animal export ban lifts but SAFE wants total ban on livestock shipmentsThe number of animals which can be loaded on a ship will be capped.23 Oct 08:53 PM
AgribusinessMPI to toughen live animal export rulesA report commissioned after the Gulf Livestock 1's sinking finds improvements can be made.22 Oct 11:35 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: No point in Greens being a poodle hoping to be thrown a boneThe parties of the left have a greater goal than coalition and different ways to reach it.22 Oct 04:00 PM
AgribusinessLocal Focus: The ice choppers of Hawke's BayHawke's Bay frost control from above. Made with funding from NZ On Air.20 Oct 08:22 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessCovid-19 set to hit red meat sector hard in 2020/21Billion-dollar decline expected.20 Oct 04:44 AM
New ZealandFarmers want Labour to govern alone - Fed FarmersMid Canterbury president David Clark said farmers are worried about the future.19 Oct 06:00 PM
New ZealandFederated Farmers want Labour to govern aloneFarmers are anxious to see if Labour forms a government with or without the Greens.19 Oct 01:13 AM
New ZealandMooving on: 190 cows need new homes after animal shelter failureWant to beef up your lifestyle block?13 Oct 04:59 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessNo pay rises for the Fonterra top tableFonterra to hold the line on governors' pay this year.13 Oct 04:45 AM
PoliticsJacinda Ardern's day of crowds, consensus - and confronting farmersThe mob got a little pushy yesterday - and farmers were among those wanting a word.12 Oct 04:23 AM
AgribusinessThree years after Waikato protest, have farmers' views changed?Four farmers who took to the streets in 2017 grade the Labour-led govt's performance.11 Oct 08:25 PM
New ZealandNew hope in search for Kiwis after possible 'signs of life' on remote islandKiwis Lochie Bellerby and Scott Harris are among the missing 40 crew members.09 Oct 04:40 AM
New Zealand'They can't put us all in jail': Farmers rally against water regulationsFarmers stage protest at the Gore A&P Showgrounds.08 Oct 02:32 AM
AgribusinessLocal Focus: Who is Ian McKelvie, National Party candidate for Rangitīkei?Old school candidate for Rangitīkei. Made with funding from NZ On Air.04 Oct 11:51 PM
AgribusinessRecord year for Waikato's Tatua dairy companyTatua dairy farmers are again the envy of the sector.30 Sep 10:11 PM
New ZealandCentral Hawke's Bay farmer's death: 'We are just so sad at the tragic loss''Police pass on our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.'30 Sep 02:17 AM
New ZealandMoment In Crime: Death on duty - cops killed on frontlineEpisode 11 of A Moment In Crime podcast looks at NZ police officers killed while on duty27 Sep 03:00 AM
PremiumPremiumTravelGo country: Farm stays for the school holidaysFor a dose of the good life, take yourselves and the family on an epic country get-away.27 Sep 02:00 AM