For single Hawke’s Bay residents, Valentine’s Day isn’t usually a banger.

HATA has regional hubs throughout NZ with workshops, programmes & resources for teachers.

He started again at the bottom, and is working his way up.

Riders turn on an 'awesome' show for the big crowd.

'The farm manager was leaving so Dad proposed we come home to try contract milking.'

"Cases of spontaneous combustion are not uncommon after haymaking."

"A day of real pleasure, the races being held on New Year’s Day each year."

Kelvin and Cathy Haigh's cheeses have won them many awards over the years.

Opinion: Bees and other pollinators are vital to every garden.

Tauranga GP Dr Andrew Corin balances work with avocado farming and creative writing.

"On arriving at the courthouse, they actually tried to sell the pig to its real owner."

“We had to find a happy balance, or we would’ve been out of business two years ago.”

OPINION: There’s almost no easier way to preserve food than dehydrating.

There's something for everyone at the Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Club Museum.

Nichol Ashton Larney arrived in NZ in 1875 and became prominent in the Piako District.

'In the future, I would like to have one of the biggest studs in New Zealand.'

"I dreamed of owning my own farm and I always wanted to be involved with horses."

The farm grows, processes and sells beef, lamb and farm produce directly to the public.

OPINION: Hunter Wells recounts an on-farm olfactory conversation from back in the day.

'Old exhibitors have not come back in, and younger ones are not coming through.'

Celebrated all Black Sam Strahan called this farm home for much of his life.

Kem Ormond takes a look at the world of farming back in the day.

Opinion: With the right care, courgettes can provide a bountiful harvest.

“I searched online for quite a while. I wanted something old and maybe a little unusual."

Jenny’s art is influenced by her rural surroundings in the eastern Bay of Plenty.

It all began on a cold, dank National Fieldays morning at Mystery Creek.

'Doing something both you and your daughter love is something really special.'

'There are people doing it tough and red meat is often missing from foodbank parcels.'

Shiann Read-Mills says she 'enjoys the connection with the land and animals'.