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- Northland’s best tractor driver is a 17-year-old girl 07/03/2025Ella Martin, 17, is the first female to win the Northland Field Days' tractor-pull title. […]
- Te Arohanui Cook named deputy fire chief in Wairoa after 26 years on the job 07/03/2025Te Arohanui Cook is the first woman in a leadership role in brigade’s 110-year history. […]
- Historic Hawke’s Bay: How the Hastings ‘meatball’ was born 07/03/2025Sitting in pie warmers since 1953, they're beloved by our region alone. […]
- Northland’s best tractor driver is a 17-year-old girl 07/03/2025
Farming News
- Fijian Drua stun previously unbeaten ChiefsElia Canakaivata of Fijian Drua runs the ball during the round four Super Rugby Pacific match betwee […]
- 'Should I do it?': Chch teen threatened baby with kitchen knife[…]
- Fijian Drua stun previously unbeaten Chiefs
Country News
- How about them apples? The team behind New Zealand's future apples and pearsWe find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar cre […]
- Country Life: 'When the hippies bought it, they said no to farming and burning'Rainbow Valley is located on regenerating whenua at the end of a gravel road near Tākaka. Several families share the land and help run a small farm fo […]
- Farmers milking once a day and sending stock to works early, amid droughtSome are milking once-a-day and sending stock to the works early. […]
- Country Life: State of the grapesA pre-harvest update from Greystone Wines, host recently to the inaugural Underground soil, food and farming festival, with viticulturalist and farmin […]
- New Zealand's top axeman readying himself for New Zealand Rural GamesKing Country woodchopper Jack Jordan achieved the sport's first ever three-peat at last year's Timbersports World Trophy in Italy. […]
- NZ Merino Company suppliers have two farmers suspended after animal welfare investigationTwo farmers have been temporarily suspended as part of a New Zealand Merino Company investigation into allegations around animal welfare at some of it […]
- New reservoir planned for Hawke's BayHawke's Bay Regional Council is exploring the feasibility of a new water storage facility near Whanawhana in Hawke's Bay. […]
- Farmer who invented edible bale netting, Kiwi Econet, gets overseas interest in productSince Grant Lightfoot shared his story on Country Life last week, he's received dozens of calls and even more emails from farmers interested in h […]
- Concerns immigration policies eroding RSE workers' rights - unionsThere were close to 9000 workers in Aotearoa under the RSE scheme. […]
- Pāmu reports half-year net profit of $62 millionPāmu - formerly Landcorp - is the country's largest pastoral farmer, managing about 360,000 hectares across 112 farms. […]
- Toa Henderson wins Golden Shears OpenThe Northland shearer has become the first debut finalist to win the Golden Shears Open in 15 years. […]
- How about them apples? The team behind New Zealand's future apples and pears
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