Rural Life, Health & Wellbeing

Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre sale 'still to be finalised'
It's been 7 years since Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre was put into liquidation.

Could catnip wine be NZ's next big export?
'It’s a chance for New Zealand to do something fresh and unexpected - yet again.'

Gisborne farm life inspires uniquely humorous book about dead sheep
'Super fun': A statistician turns her shock into a quirky book about dead sheep.

Sweet success story for NZ hives on World Bee Day
Winter is coming, but there’s a surprising bright spot in the world of pollinators.

Urgent care closer to home for rural and remote communities
'Geography shouldn’t be a barrier to getting the healthcare you need.'
Lifestyle news from around NZ

'Really nasty substance': Why no type of alcohol is safe
New York Times: Are any types of alcohol less risky than others?

Toxic positivity: Why 'stay positive' can harm mental health
Sometimes, an upbeat response covers up an uncomfortable emotion.

Inside Brazil's reborn doll phenomenon and its controversial rise
Gabi Matos has 22 dolls and 1.3 million YouTube followers.
More Rural Life, Health & Wellbeing

'Hot pursuit': Starlings fight a hawk in 1930
1930s starlings attacked hawks and stole from letterboxes, but they still had fans.

How a Whanganui trust is reviving ancient seeds for better health
The trust's mission is to find the best foods in the world for human health.

Devcich Farmstead: A window into NZ's Dalmatian heritage
Simun Devcich and his brothers bought the farm block in 1915.

Heavy frost a headache for Gisborne orchardists in 1941
"Even Wainui Beach experienced a frost."

'I loved it': Veteran truckie reflects on 30 years on the road
“Seventy hours a week on the chipliner. If you enjoy it, it’s not work.”

On The Up: Digger driver clears 37 tyres from a beach in one day
Tim Dodge thought he'd never walk again. Now he's back, and he's determined to help.