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Farm plastics scheme recycling bale wrap and other rural waste to start next year

$A nationwide scheme\\u00A0will expand the recycling of bale wrap, agrichemical containers, and silage sheet. Photo: Supplied$

$A nationwide scheme\\u00A0will expand the recycling of bale wrap, agrichemical containers, and silage sheet. Photo: Supplied$

A nationwide scheme will expand the recycling of bale wrap, agrichemical containers, and silage sheet. Photo: Supplied

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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Rural Life OtherOctober 14

Global recognition for Dunedin-developed livestock system

Breeding the ultimate goat, sheep or cow within some of the smallest livestock owners in the most basic villages on the planet is happening, thanks to a cloud-based data platform capturing system developed by a scientists in Dunedin.

ANNABELLE ALLOTT

Global recognition for Dunedin-developed livestock system

Global recognition for Dunedin-developed livestock system

Rural Life OtherOctober 8

National woos farmer vote with $300m low-cost loans for water storage

National is promising to lend farmers up to $300 million to help them store more water, as it targets the rural vote in this year's election.

National woos farmer vote with $300m low-cost loans for water storage

National woos farmer vote with $300m low-cost loans for water storage

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Rural Life OtherOctober 7

Practical health advice for men focus of Awamoko event

Sam McBride would like to see men’s health have greater recognition in New Zealand.

Sally Rae

Practical health advice for men focus of Awamoko event

Practical health advice for men focus of Awamoko event

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Rural LifeOctober 6

Drones prune control costs by making light work of tracking stray wilding pines

Drones are cutting control costs by tracing wilding pine stragglers in the Tekapo River area.

Tim Cronshaw

Drones prune control costs by making light work of tracking stray wilding pines

Drones prune control costs by making light work of tracking stray wilding pines