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Home / The Country / Rural life

Rural Life, Health & Wellbeing

Good grounds for Wairoa A&P Show to go ahead
The Country

Good grounds for Wairoa A&P Show to go ahead

28 Jul 06:18 AM
The Country

Solar panels and livestock: A new approach to farming in Waiuku

28 Jul 12:01 AM
The Country

Vege tips: Daikon radishes and pickled vegetables

26 Jul 05:00 PM

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From school caretaker to blueberry farmer
The Country

From school caretaker to blueberry farmer

26 Jul 05:00 PM
Pastures Past: Before the vet was just a call away
The Country

Pastures Past: Before the vet was just a call away

26 Jul 05:00 PM
Glenn Dwight: No Wi-Fi, no worries - remembering holidays of old
OpinionGlenn Dwight

Glenn Dwight: No Wi-Fi, no worries - remembering holidays of old

26 Jul 05:00 PM
How a TikTok-famous farmer balances comedy with cows
The Country

How a TikTok-famous farmer balances comedy with cows

23 Jul 09:37 PM
Vege tips: Getting decorative with gourds and coloured corn
The Country

Vege tips: Getting decorative with gourds and coloured corn

19 Jul 05:00 PM
Top of the crops: 1930s farming competitions
The Country

Top of the crops: 1930s farming competitions

19 Jul 05:00 PM
From puppy chaos to competitive husky racing
Coast and Country News

From puppy chaos to competitive husky racing

19 Jul 05:00 PM
Amy’s Forest: How tribute to farmer's sister is also enriching the land
The Country

Amy’s Forest: How tribute to farmer's sister is also enriching the land

19 Jul 05:00 PM
'Everything has a story': Birdwoods marks two decades of success
The Country

'Everything has a story': Birdwoods marks two decades of success

18 Jul 05:00 PM
'They belong too': Saving NZ's endangered Arapawa goats
The Country

'They belong too': Saving NZ's endangered Arapawa goats

18 Jul 05:00 PM
Celebrations start Saturday for Poverty Bay A&P Association's 150th year
The Country

Celebrations start Saturday for Poverty Bay A&P Association's 150th year

16 Jul 11:26 PM
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'Lunacy': Farmers fight cuts to Taranaki agriculture courses
The Country

'Lunacy': Farmers fight cuts to Taranaki agriculture courses

16 Jul 10:23 PM
MenzShed revitalises historic dairy factory for community
The Country

MenzShed revitalises historic dairy factory for community

15 Jul 03:00 AM
Farmers help foodbanks with milk and meat donations
The Country

Farmers help foodbanks with milk and meat donations

13 Jul 10:30 PM
'Game-changer': Orchardist tackles gull invasion with lasers
The Country

'Game-changer': Orchardist tackles gull invasion with lasers

12 Jul 05:00 PM
The great 'goat menace' of 1949
The Country

The great 'goat menace' of 1949

12 Jul 05:00 PM
'Come home': Family vintage tractor returns to original owner
The Country

'Come home': Family vintage tractor returns to original owner

12 Jul 05:00 PM
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Vege tips: Why not try a Māori potato?
The Country

Vege tips: Why not try a Māori potato?

12 Jul 05:00 PM
Time for a grazcation: Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks'
The Country

Time for a grazcation: Finns flock to 'shepherd weeks'

10 Jul 07:00 PM
3 Places to craft your very own gin in New Zealand
The Country

3 Places to craft your very own gin in New Zealand

05 Jul 07:00 PM
Opinion: Are we there yet? The evolution of the great Kiwi Road Trip
Glenn Dwight
OpinionGlenn Dwight

Opinion: Are we there yet? The evolution of the great Kiwi Road Trip

05 Jul 05:00 PM
Vege tips: Why you should keep a gardening diary
Kem Ormond
OpinionKem Ormond

Vege tips: Why you should keep a gardening diary

05 Jul 05:00 PM
Worm woes: Tackling sheep parasites in the 1890s
The Country

Worm woes: Tackling sheep parasites in the 1890s

05 Jul 05:00 PM
'Expand my horizons': Scholarship fuels student's global ambitions
The Country

'Expand my horizons': Scholarship fuels student's global ambitions

03 Jul 05:00 PM
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Historic homestead welcomes visitors after transformation
The Country

Historic homestead welcomes visitors after transformation

01 Jul 06:00 PM
'Benefits are amazing': Farmers bitten by the bokashi bug
The Country

'Benefits are amazing': Farmers bitten by the bokashi bug

30 Jun 12:28 AM
Vege tips: Eggplant or aubergine, fruit or vegetable?
Kem Ormond
OpinionKem Ormond

Vege tips: Eggplant or aubergine, fruit or vegetable?

28 Jun 05:00 PM
Tractor accidents in the 1950s
The Country

Tractor accidents in the 1950s

28 Jun 05:00 PM
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How a poultry club became a lifelong passion
The Country

How a poultry club became a lifelong passion

28 Jun 04:56 PM
'Great promise': Young inventor's wool pod wows at Fieldays
The Country

'Great promise': Young inventor's wool pod wows at Fieldays

27 Jun 05:02 PM
Remembering a strawberry pioneer
The Country

Remembering a strawberry pioneer

27 Jun 05:00 PM
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