Farming
A look inside Massey University's 'outdoor farm classroom'
Set on 40 hectares near the university's Palmerston North campus, the Large Animal Teaching Unit, is home to a menagerie of animals for veterinary students to work with.
Jefferson Fellow Kate Green on the future of food security
RNZ reporter Kate Green has recently returned from parts of Southeast Asia as part of a Jefferson Fellowship exploring food security issues across the region.
Romance meets reality - farming the high country
There's romance attached to living in the Mackenzie High Country, but is that still the case? Growing up in the region's harsh winters and hot summers, it's the only life Simon Williamson has known…
Living the High Country Life
There's a romance attached to living in the Mackenzie High Country, but does it still exist? For Simon Williamson it is the only life he knows. He grew up through the harsh winters and hot summers and… Audio
Massey University's 'outdoor farm classroom' celebrates
Set on 40-hectares near the university's Palmerston North campus, the Large Animal Teaching Unit, is home to a menagerie of animals for veterinary students to work with. Audio
Jefferson Fellow Kate Green on the future of food security
RNZ reporter Kate Green has recently returned from parts of Southeast Asia as part of a Jefferson Fellowship exploring food security issues across the region. Audio
Rain doesn't put off A&P Show punters
Organisers are promising a return to full strength after last year's show was scaled back. Audio
A&P show returns full strength after last year's cut backs
A wet and windy day in the Garden City didn't put off crowds of punters turning out to the first day of Canterbury's agricultural and pastoral show. An annual fixture in Christchurch - and back with a… Audio
Oyster farmers say it will take years to recover from sewage overflow
They're purveyors of some of the world's most sought-after culinary delicacies, but Mahurangi's oyster farmers have been reduced to eating beans on toast most days, their hair going grey, their nerves… Audio
$160 million revamp of the country's only vet school completed
The final stage of a $160 million dollar revamp to New Zealand's only vet training school is complete. At Massey University's Palmerston North campus today new building Nga Huia officially opened its… Audio
Canterbury A&P show returns with royal status
The show's organisers are promising a strong return after last year's downscaled format.
Midday Rural News for 10 November 2025
Yellow legged hornet has beekeepers on high alert. Audio
Saving seeds, saving stories
There's a story to many of the heritage seedlings which Jemma Ostenfeld grows on a patch of borrowed land in the eastern Bay of Plenty.
