Susan Murray

Apart from the poor West Coast of Northland, the North Island's received good soaking rains in the past week or more, while in the South Island West Coast farmers are cleaning up debris after last… Audio

Waikato had patchy but welcome rain, but the North Island is crying out for a good steady downfall, while in the South Island conditions are ideal for the grape harvest in Marlborough. Audio

The North and western parts of the North Island continue to slide into drought and in the South Island grape harvesting is in full swing and dairy farmers in Canterbury are looking at milking into… Audio

Many farmers in the North Island are lamenting the fact that ex-cyclone Lusi didn't bring promised rain. In the South cropping farmers have some late crops still to harvest and everyone is enjoying… Audio

On the afternoon of Sunday March 2, crowds of people gathered under huge oak trees on a property near Morrinsville in Waikato. They were there to mark the 100th anniversary of the tiny but prosperous… Audio

Drought or near drought conditions are affecting much of Northland and Waikato, while in the South Island parts of Canterbury were severely battered by wind and rain storms earlier this week. Audio

A 1958 high country sheep drive on the remote Bluff Station in Marlborough with Bruce Petrie from the New Zealand Wool Board, who accompanied the muster. Audio

Amelia Nurse visits Aroha Organic Goat Cheese, who've recently become the first producer in New Zealand to gain MPI approval to produce raw milk cheese. Audio

Windy weather is wicking away moisture but the showers are delaying hay making in the North Island while in the South Island some regions are still waiting for summer to kick in. Audio

North Island farmers are generally feeling pretty positive and optimistic after a good growing season, while in the South Island cherries, raspberries and strawberries are being harvested for… Audio

The Waimakariri Irrigation Scheme plans to build a large storage dam on the north side of the Waimakariri River in North Canterbury. Local shareholder farmers have welcomed the news, but opponents… Audio

Developers of the kikonui goat say they do better than boer goats on hill country farms and fit into a sheep system well, controlling weeds as well as having a sturdy animal that can be sold for meat… Audio

Most regions round the country received welcome rain and maintaining pasture quality is on most farmers' minds. Audio

Many areas of both the North and South Islands could do with good steady rainfall. Audio

Northland is critically low in the soil moisture department and farmers are being warned to expect a dry summer, while in the South Island, the West Coast has almost been too hot. Audio

There's a lot more going on in Oxford, North Canterbury than meets the eye. Denise Illingworth runs a nursery and hosts the Oxford Country Garden Fete, Trevor Scott is the driving force behind the… Audio

Local ingredients are an important supply source for Belinda Cox from Peplers Fine Foods in Te Kauwhata. Audio

The milk's still flowing well, but pasture covers are dropping back a bit in the North island, while on the West Coast of the South Island man and beast want the rain to stop and the sun to come out. Audio

Ronan Ryan, formerly of Wairarapa, has been farming in Uruguay for the past 17 years. Audio

The trust was established in 1997 when only 26 kokako were in the Kaharoa Forest. Possums and rats were threatening their continued existence, so since then volunteers have laid poison each year to… Audio