Rural

The government has updated settings of the Emissions Trading Scheme after falls in the carbon price.

"It's the sogginess," says one affected farmer in the Tararua District after the weekend onslaught.

Meet the Steenkamp family behind The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying Wellington locals with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products from just outside the city centre.

There's often little that can be done to prevent erosion of farmland, but the roots which grow from trees like willow and poplar are one way to help secure land that is at risk of slipping and…

Rebecca farms sheep and beef in Scargill with her husband and father. She's also authored a project aimed at building collaboration with farming communities and Runanga in the Hurunui District.

This week the Country Life team meet the Steenkamp family who are milking it in Wellington. The family runs The Brooklyn Creamery, supplying the city with fresh goat's milk and goat's milk products…

A Rangitīkei farmer was surprised to receive the honour which singled out the high yields he achieves.

Prolonged dry weather and challenging financial conditions have made circumstances tough for farmers in the the region.

A group is calling for six district councils to amalgamate and end their involvement in Environment Canterbury.

Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of…