The rural real estate market in the Bay of Plenty is among the most active in New Zealand, according to the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand. ... Read More

A major sponsor of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards has pulled their sponsorship from the 2010 competition. Silver Fern Farms has decided not to renew its financial... Read More

The Bay of Plenty branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association is holding a public screening of the documentary, Poisoning Paradise - Ecocide in New Zealand,... Read More

'New Zealand is one of the last countries still allowing this chemical and it's time we banned it,” says Joan Duncan, organiser of a petition against the use... Read More

The government's new rural broadband plan has had a mixed reaction from rural organisations. The government has increased the $48 million that had been allocated... Read More

Mediation to resolve the dispute between Open Country Dairy and its workers has failed. When asked how the mediation went, Open Country's chief executive officer... Read More

A festering sore that worries the horticulture industry has continued to spread following an announcement by Agriculture Minister David Carter. ... Read More

Kiwifruit growers have suffered another blow to their incomes with the cold snap experienced in the region over the last few days. However, according to Zespri... Read More

Open Country, New Zealand's sole significant challenger to Fonterra's domination of New Zealand's milk supplies, is facing its first threat of industrial action. According... Read More

A long serving director in the dairy industry is stepping aside from his role with Dairy NZ this month. ... Read More

The hunt is on for New Zealand's best performers in the organics field. Entries are now open for Organics Aotearoa New Zealand's annual organic awards and the organisation... Read More

RD1 and Fonterra have developed a joint initiative to provide an assistance package to support Fonterra suppliers through the current economic climate. During September... Read More