Travellers will not be allowed to bring personal consignments of any meat products from Indonesia to New Zealand in the latest step to protect against Foot-and-Mouth... Read More

Measures to further protect New Zealand's economy from foot-and-mouth disease - FMD - continue as the Government focuses on strengthening biosecurity settings,... Read More

An ammunition case full of cyanide vials has been uncovered by a dog on a rural Waikato property. But it remains a mystery who's responsible for the dangerous... Read More

Three outstanding women have taken out first, second and third place with Laura Schultz from Trevelyans named Bay of Plenty's Young Grower for 2022. The competition... Read More

New Zealand's first electric milk tanker, Milk-E, has been officially launched by the Minister for Energy and Resources, Hon. Dr Megan Woods, in Morrinsville. Local... Read More

During peak harvest while apple growers across Hawke's Bay were crying out for workers, there were up to 4000 people of working age on unemployment benefits in... Read More

A diverse group of eight young growers have stepped up to compete for the title of 2022 Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the year. The competition is now in its... Read More

The TECT Rescue Helicopter crew carried out 38 life-saving missions over the month of June, including 11 rural or farm incidents, three motor vehicle accidents,... Read More

The annual funding round for the Ministry for Primary Industries' (MPI's) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research fund opens on 14 July, with $2.1 million on offer.... Read More

The harvest of field trial peanut crops came to an end in June as part of a project looking into the feasibility of commercially growing the nuts in New Zealand. It's... Read More

Biosecurity officials say New Zealand has guaranteed access to vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease if it is detected here. Concern has been growing in Australia... Read More

Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as a part of a new educational programme for children called Farmer Time. The initiative, which... Read More