New ZealandThe Country Fast Five: Meet Karl DavisThe Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandSara's side hustle is bloomingSara Patterson creates unique, handmade greeting cards using locally grown flowers.10 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandOpinion: Vintage Machinery Museum started by train enthusiastsOpinion: There's so much to see at the Fiordland Vintage Machinery Museum.10 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Bring back Fozzie': Waikato farmer puts a plea in a paddockThe All Blacks third loss under new coach is met with 'Fozzie' logic from Waikato fan.09 Sep 11:17 PM
New ZealandFrom Wales to NZ: A well-travelled tractor called WombatTransporting Wombat from Carmarthenshire was 'quite a mission' for Peter Rogers.07 Sep 05:01 PM
New ZealandThe high school pupil who went whitebaiting and caught a lamprey in 1947Tales of whitebaiting derring-do from back in the day.07 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandLalla, 93, is now a 'townie' after a lifetime on the landLalla Loeffen remains a country girl at heart even though she's officially a 'townie' now.06 Sep 05:01 PM
New ZealandParsley, sage, rosemary or thyme? How to choose herbsOPINION: Kem Ormond has some sage advice about herb choices.06 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Good start': Post-cyclone whitebait ban over as catchers make up for lost timeThe season didn't go ahead for most of last year after rāhui put in place.06 Sep 02:46 AM
New ZealandJudges praise high standards in Hawke’s Bay wine tourism at prestigious awardsKate Radburnd named F.A.W.C! Hawke's Bay Legend 2024 for contributions to the wine sector.06 Sep 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'My horse thinks better than human beings': Road riders want Govt intervention to stop bad driving'I’ve been trying to get insurance because I’m going to collect a car one day.'05 Sep 06:00 PM
New ZealandDo you really need to wash your fruit and vegetables?"For goodness' sake, you don’t wash your fruit and vegetables in dishwashers.”05 Sep 02:58 AM
New ZealandThe Country Fast Five: Meet Cam Heggie, auctioneer extraordinaireCam Heggie is such a legend he answered 15 questions instead of five.04 Sep 05:01 PM
New ZealandHeritage seeds 'the key to our future'Pair started collecting heritage fruit trees in the 1980s while living in Kaiwaka.04 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandA remarkable rural real estate career shaped by hard work and communityKarl Davis has netted the Reinz Overall Rural Salesperson award for three years in a row.03 Sep 06:00 AM
New Zealand'Doing two jobs': Why rural principals want to quitOf those surveyed, 50% said they would quit the role within four years of taking it up.03 Sep 02:56 AM
New ZealandSheep and beef farming 'in the blood' for this Gisborne vetSheep and beef farmer Alex Meban was raised at Te Hau Station.02 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandTop tips for defeating grass grub in the 1930s"Public grass parks in Napier have suffered badly this season from ravages of grass grub."31 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWhy pollen allergies might be worse in this regionCOMMENT: This area has "an awful lot" of pollen.31 Aug 02:00 AM
New ZealandFestival aims to put Taupō on the food and drink mapOrganiser says the region has “such a rich and varied cuisine scene".30 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandVeges tips: The virtues of spinach - when it's not stuck in your teethOpinion: Spinach can be shared with friends and neighbours, or even your chooks.30 Aug 04:59 PM
New ZealandThe Country Fast Five: Meet Jesse Van KekemThe Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSchoolboys' orchard invention: 'There’s nothing out there like it'Liam Fisher and his mates showed off the Ag Beam Lifter at Fieldays this year.28 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandVintage tractors as far as the eye can seeOne of the largest displays of vintage farm machinery in the Southern Hemisphere.28 Aug 06:00 AM
New ZealandGlobetrotting envoy Hamish Marr showcasing farming overseas and at homeMarr farms with brother Stuart and father Graham on the south side of the Rakaia River.26 Aug 03:00 AM
New Zealand80% of Whanganui schools serve breakfast to students'If you’re not fed or nourished, you can’t learn.'25 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Favourable impressions': Praise for land girls in 1942Different aspects of rural women's lives made the papers back in the day.24 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandVelvetleaf still poses a risk to farms - FARA wrap of the FAR projects taking place around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.24 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandTo shear, or not to shear: Farmers look into self-shedding sheep“By 2017/2018 it was clear from our figures that wool prices were dropping off sharply."23 Aug 05:01 PM
New ZealandVege tips: Spring, red, brown, shallots - we're talking onions this weekOpinion: Spring, Red, Brown or shallots, we are talking onions this week.23 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWaikato hounds make nationwide Top Dog finalsThe 2024 competition raises money for NZ mental health and dog-related charities.21 Aug 05:45 PM
New ZealandThe Country Fast Five: Meet farmer and Restore Native founder Adam ThompsonThe Country has five questions to help you get to know rural New Zealand a little better.21 Aug 05:01 PM
New ZealandĀtiamuri dairy farmers start from scratchThe re-establishment of Paul and Lesley Grey’s herd began in 2020.20 Aug 03:00 AM
New Zealand'It's having an impact': NZ sheep numbers continue to fall'Unfortunately, we're not seeing anything that will signal a sharp turnaround.'19 Aug 11:56 PM
