Rural Life, Health & Wellbeing

'Patience, patience, patience': Farrier's secret to mastering the trade
John Hawthorne has been a farrier for nearly three decades in Gisborne.

'Very sad': Why boutique dairy company is closing its doors after 15 years
'I feel it's a tragedy because the brand is about improving the outcome for the planet.'

'Opens the river': 1889 rabbit weir removed for fish passage
Built to slow a rabbit plague, the weir was removed but a 3D digital version will remain.

Bay of Islands Pony Club - the country's oldest - turning 75
BOI Pony Club marking 75 years of education in riding and horse care.

Anzac Day: We don't know how lucky we are – Glenn Dwight
OPINION: We remember the young Kiwis, fighting for a world they might never live to see.
Lifestyle news from around NZ

36 Hours in Singapore
New York Times: Singapore celebrates its diamond jubilee as a thriving city-state.

Rice to the occasion: How a Queenstown brewery snagged gold at Tokyo Sake Challenge
Zenkuro was one of two non-Japanese breweries to be recognised at the challenge.

Lorde announces new world tour - but snubs NZ
The tour kicks off on September 17 in Austin, Texas.
More Rural Life, Health & Wellbeing

Vege tips: A little piece of paradise at the bottom of your garden
Opinion: A garden retreat in winter? Why not build a shed close to your vegetable patch?

'Jealously': The Hawke's Bay ploughing stoush of 1881
"We trace the abolition of ploughing matches to jealousy of local ploughing associations."

Napier council's new barriers frustrating fishermen: 'The beachfront is being closed off'
Timber barriers are appearing along Marine Parade to stop vehicles.

'All the misfits': Meet the quirky animals at Whakamārama farm
Scruffy the rabbit is often mistaken for a stuffed toy by visitors.

The great feijoa divide: NZ's enduring love/hate relationship
Opinion: Like it or loathe it, the feijoa is here — and it’s not going anywhere.

'Each one had their own story': Author explores WWII experiences
'Don’t know what you don’t know until you go digging': Dannevirke man's historic journey.