Interest-free loan aims to boost solar
"It makes bloody good financial sense," a southern banker says about farmers installing solar.
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Rural phone resilience vital: boards
Rural phone resilience vital: boards
Weaknesses in the rural cellphone network are leaving emergency services "hamstrung" during community crises, Clutha officials say.
Fine fleece on display
Fine fleece on display
WS Hickey & Son staffer Steve Matheson looks over the fleeces at the 2026 New Zealand National Golden Fleece Exhibition hosted by the Central Otago A&P Association at WS Hickey & Son...
Big interest in app for pest management
Big interest in app for pest management
Waimate vet Ryan Luckman is not one to shy away from a challenge.
Farm becomes film set
Farm becomes film set
The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Cattle moved from 9000km away
Canterbury herd manager Ignacio Perez’s video of his Chilean father running a cow collar app 9000km away is going gangbusters on social media.
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say
Pub to close soon if no buyer found, owners say
She’s a great old girl, well built, with a lot of stories to tell and on the market.
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history
Spotlighting Ranfurly’s rich couture history
Tania Murray Haigh still vividly recalls visits to Eden Hore’s property at Naseby when she was about 8.
Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’
Beef hearts give ‘fighting chance’
Endangered birds which are close to extinction are being given a "fighting chance" by being fed hearty food — 5000kg of it a year — from a North Otago meat processor.
Equipment issue caused death: coroner
Equipment issue caused death: coroner
A Southland farmer died when he became trapped under a quadbike after a crucial piece of equipment failed, a coroner has found.
Code cracks it for young dog triallist
Code cracks it for young dog triallist
You could say she has cracked the code of dog trialling.
Light bulb moment to future-proof
Light bulb moment to future-proof
“Once you go to one day, you’ll never go back.”
Increase in 'suspicious' fuel takes on farms
Increase in 'suspicious' fuel takes on farms
Data from an app that tracks farm fuel levels shows a small rise in fuel being taken from monitored tanks during the night, amid the global fuel crisis.
Club celebrates 100 years of trials
Club celebrates 100 years of trials
The Waitahuna Collie Club celebrated its centennial trials last week. Si Leeds Sports Photography captured the action.
Accident near miss thanks to device
Accident near miss thanks to device
Otago's Simon Davies is among farmers dipping into their pockets to make safety upgrades on quadbikes after a near miss on his sheep and beef farm near Milton.
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Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says
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Rural fuel theft likely to increase, Fed Farmers says
Thieves striking under the cover of darkness stole 1000 litres of diesel from a Southland truck yard as the country grapples with skyrocketing fuel prices.
Cultural assessments ‘massive over-reach’
Cultural assessments ‘massive over-reach’
Ngāi Tahu is accusing Federated Farmers of "scaremongering" about changes to the Gore District Plan, as the farming lobby steers towards taking it to the courts.
Hybrid grass could open pathways
Hybrid grass could open pathways
A scientific breakthrough of a world-first hybrid grass could open new doors for future pastures, researchers say.
Rural health push can do more: study
Rural health push can do more: study
Rural health professional programmes are successfully getting more doctors into rural medical practices.
Kiwi merino marketer in total brand makeover
Kiwi merino marketer in total brand makeover
The New Zealand Merino Company has changed its name to Zentera in a major rebrand.