Rural
Midday Rural News for 23 July 2025
A top executive in China's meat industry is praising New Zealand's animal welfare. Audio
Federated Farmers complaint against banks dismissed
The complaint alleged five banks were co-ordinating their agricultural lending with Net-Zero Banking Alliance strategies.
How are Bay of Plenty's geothermal systems managed?
And what management changes are the Regional Council considering? Audio
Tenth anniversary of Kāeo boil water notice
This month Kaeo is marking a ten-year anniversary. But it's not a milestone anyone's celebrating, because it's the 10th anniversary of the Far North town's boil-water notice. Reporter Peter de Graaf… Audio
Regional Wrap: Greytown with Rachael Fletcher
Each week Culture 101 puts the spotlight on a different part of the country for our regional wrap. Today Perlina heads to Greytown - which is celebrating it's Festival of Christmas and heading into… Audio
Double Blow: Tasman's rural resilience
As a second weather bomb lashed the Tasman region, Cosmo Kentish-Barnes was on the ground with rural residents, still battered and bruised from the first flood and staring down the barrel of another… Audio
Country Life Friday 18 July 2025
This week on Country Life Cosmo Kentish-Barnes is in his wet weather gear in Tasman to meet with rural residents, still battered and bruised from the first flood and staring down the barrel of another… Audio
Wool meets rugby: Norsewear open letter sparks talks with NZ Rugby
After a social media jab at All Blacks' synthetic beanies, Norsewear is talking partnerships with NZ Rugby to bring Kiwi wool to Kiwi rugby fans. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 18 July 2025
In today's episode, A pioneer of the New Zealand music scene has died. Chris Ta'aloga Faiumu, also known as DJ Mu or Fitchie, was a founder of the band Fat Freddy's Drop; Fonterra is pleased to see… Audio
LIC posts $30.6m profit as farmers invest in herd genetics
A booming rural economy and renewed farmer spending helped boost LIC's profits fourfold over the previous year. Audio
Concern as manager of one of country's largest stations resigns
Sources say Jim Ward was frustrated about the lack of action to control wilding pines on the Crown-owned land.
ETS settings incentivising whole farm conversions into forestry, farmers say
But a forestry group has hit back saying it's not the only reason sheep numbers are declining. Audio
Community 'in shock' as industrial park greenlit
"People took the assumption that it was so ridiculous that it was never going to happen," one critic says.
Volunteers helping farmers and orchardists with flood clean-up in Tasman
An army of volunteers has swung into action in the Nelson Tasman region to help flood-affected farmers and orchardists with the massive clean-up ahead. Top of the South Rural Support Trust chairperson… Audio
Government announces $600k support for flood affected farmers
The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry has announced a half a million dollar support package from government and industry for flood-affected farmers, growers and foresters in the Tasman region. It… Audio
