New rules on who can carry out some surgical procedures on animals and how they must be done are expected to be in place from May 2020. The Ministry for Primary Industries says the new regulations under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 will make it clear......
Far North iwi Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Takoto has started planting its new 20-hectare avocado orchard in Kaitaia, using assets it received through its Treaty settlement. The iwi has spent four years planning the Rākau Ora project alongside its partner,......
The prime minister has hinted that there might be financial support for farmers struggling to develop a Farm Environment Plan. This help could come in next year's budget. Farm Environment Plans are intended to allow individual farmers to assess......
Beekeepers are keenly awaiting the arrival of a tiny insect from California which preys on the giant willow aphid. They say it will help willow trees survive and provide essential food for bees. Their response follows approval of the parasitoid insect......
A Hawke's Bay avocado grower is in disbelief after 50 trees were completely stripped of their fruit. It comes as the Avocado Association is warning growers to keep a closer watch over their crops following a spate of thefts around the country. Hamish......
New Zealand's largest company Fonterra says it is making environmental progress on several fronts, but concedes a setback in the area of emissions intensity. The importation of palm kernel to feed livestock during dry weather raised overall emissions......
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been private messaging New Zealand rapper Tom Scott on Twitter to clear the air on armed repsonse teams. The six-month trial to reduce response times to gun incidents in Counties Manukau, Waikato and Canterbury has......
Federated Farmers says in the last six months farmers' satisfaction with their banks has continued to erode and the number who feel under pressure from banks has risen. The latest Federated Farmers Banking Survey, conducted by Research First, showed......
The Otago Regional Council has pledged to lift its game and settle a wrangle over water rights to a central Otago river that dates back 140 years. The council's new chair Marion Hobbs has pledged more resources and more hard work after the council......
