Rural Life, Health & Wellbeing
'I enjoy seeing the animals happy': Dairy training a hit with Canterbury teen
Matthew Fox, 18, joined the NextGen Dairy Farmers programme after graduating high school.
Vege tips: Why red cabbage is the star of my garden
Opinion: Red cabbage has always been a firm favourite with me.
'Vanishing': Farmer's warning about Merino flocks in 1923
"It is hardly possible now to obtain the splendid even lines of merino ewes."
A-maize-ing: Young photographer puts farming life in frame
Lucy Penellum's photos highlight the resilience of the farming community.
On The Up - ‘Fresh produce is now a luxury’: Northlanders tackle food crisis
Northlanders help families become self-reliant by growing their own vegetables.
Ruapehu mayor demands answers over delays to rural health centre
Ruapehu's mayor says the community is being ignored over the Raetihi centre.
Mānuka honey producer buzzing after bee-autiful season
A local honey producer says they have seen a strong 2024/2025 season.
4-year-old goes one better in winning giant pumpkin contest
About 90 visitors raised nearly $2000 for the Northland Rescue Helicopter.
Lifestyle news from around NZ
The dangers of chronic inflammation – and the worst things for it
Telegraph: From cancer to Alzheimer’s, it’s the silent killer driving almost every disease
Inside Meghan’s real kitchen, away from the cameras
New York Times: How Meghan's culinary venture is reshaping her public image.
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First-time entrants win Waikato dairy award
They manage a 262ha, 1090-cow farm as equity partners and contract milkers.
Hawke’s Bay butcher a cut above almost all the rest
'I never would have thought picking up a knife would get me close to the Eiffel Tower.'
‘Her energy and enthusiasm was 100%‘: League stalwart, 80, steps down
For nearly 50 years, Jenny Nahu has been the glue that's held Bay rugby league together.
April vege tips that won't leave you in the dark
Opinion: Daylight saving means less time to potter in the vegetable garden in the evening.
From Cape Colony to Canterbury: Ostrich farming in the 1880s
Canterbury shows NZ settlers the "practicability of establishing ostrich farms".
Thousands flock to South Island Agricultural Field Days
More than 30,000 people are expected over the event's three days.
The farmer ending the awkwardness of borrowing from bank of mum and dad
Lending to friends and family can be fraught business. Tom Aitken's created the solution.
To bee, or not to bee: Looking after the littlest livestock
'Bees are not as easy to look after as many people think.'