The vine disease Psa-V now infects 50 per cent of the land on which New Zealand's kiwifruit is grown - with 29 new cases confirmed this week. A total of 1334 orchards... Read More

The kiwifruit disease Psa-V has been found for the first time in the Coromandel region and four vines of the new gold variety G9 have been removed. Kiwifruit Vine... Read More

The Kawerau Woodfest and National Woodskills Competition promises a jam packed weekend of events and entertainment says event co-ordinator Lee Barton. The highly... Read More

Potters Margaret and Stuart Slade's whimsical ‘Kiwis can do anything' series of decorated mugs and plates could well be a comment on their own lives. The couple,... Read More

Forest owners should be among those to benefit from planned reforms of New Zealand's forest and wood processing industries. The Wood Council (Woodco) has just given... Read More

Alleviating the effects of high water tables through effective drainage systems can be essential for maximizing farm production. Careful planning is required when... Read More

More aquaculture ventures could operate in the Hauraki Gulf without compromising its environmental attributes believes Hauraki District Council Mayor John Tregidga. 'There... Read More

Butchers shooting farm animals near residential areas may be required to erect screens to shield the activity from public view, says Hauraki District Council mayor... Read More

Highland dancing, wood chopping, farrier competitions, a farmyard petting area and some of the best bred sheep, cattle and goats in the land will be among the attractions... Read More

Neil Mossop extracting hive from one of Mossop's Honey's healthy, productive hives. There could be a shortage of pollination hives for kiwifruit this season... Read More

The focus this winter has been on the extensive grafting of a new gold kiwifruit but another, much smaller fruit from the same family is also being established in... Read More

Twelve months after the launch of PestWebNZ, Agresearch scientists continue to develop the online tool. 'It's a battleground in the farm paddocks of New Zealand,”... Read More