Ever wanted to ride a yak, reindeer or camel? A Northland adventurer explains how.

'This year we’re encouraging whitebaiters to think about safety.'

Demonstrations are always a big hit when Noel Blackwell takes his chaff cutter to a show.

'I just chuck them in the ground [but] it’s a lot of hard work.'

Opinion: Florence fennel is flavoursome but sometimes frowned upon.

The mystery plant, believed to be a large variety of kale, is almost 3m tall.

The Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.

The Rural Support Trust’s Time Out Tour visits rural communities around New Zealand.

From conservation to long drops; from mental health to being shot four times.

“It started in 1913 when my grandfather, William Fitzgerald, emigrated from England."

"It is a mistake to think that only the big stations get the big prices at the sales."

“You’re not going to miss that amount of milk as a dairy farmer."

Opinion: I love seeing friends leaving with their jars of beetroot.

After Cyclone Gabrielle, the Akers look to the future for their family and wool sector.

“Stallions will rip through fences and ropes and everything else to get what they want."

The Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.

Whanganui is going to be in a bit of a buzz this weekend.

When they planted their trees, they’d never even tried a truffle.

'From Year 10 I always wanted to be a paramedic.'

“Our goal is to build a thriving, knowledgeable and healthy rural community."

Investigation found that the fire had begun as a result of lint build-up in the dryer.

They may be small, but they’re mighty.

Remembering the milkman, his horse and milk cans

The Coulter Bridge in Te Aroha was officially opened 95 years ago.

'Sometimes it feels hard to be a farmer, so it’s up to us to tell the positive stories.'

There has been a good standard of competition in the 58th running of the event.

Opinion: Do you say "pass" to parsnips or are they a fave?