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- New Zealand gin boom: Craft your own at local distilleries 05/07/2025NZ has around 150 small-batch gin distilleries. Make your own at these 3 spots. […]
- Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden: The benefits of keeping a gardening diary 05/07/2025OPINION: Computers are all good but there's something more tactile about a physical diary. […]
- Pastures Past: Sheep worm remedies and treatments in the 1890s 05/07/2025"I was surprised to see such a number of unhealthy sheep on such excellent grass". […]
- New Zealand gin boom: Craft your own at local distilleries 05/07/2025
Farming News
- Death toll rises to 43 in Texas flash floodingA pickup truck sits damaged after deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas. Photo: Reuters Some 43 people […]
- Man dies in Stewart Island hunting incidentFILE PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A man has died following a hunting incident on Rakiura/Stewart Island y […]
- Death toll rises to 43 in Texas flash flooding
Country News
- Waikato-Bay of Plenty's Hugh Jackson named Young Farmer of the YearThe 26-year-old was crowned the 57th FMG Young Farmer of the Year on Saturday evening after the final event in Invercargill. […]
- Plant production 'one of the most underrated horticultural sectors', says young industry leaderJake Linklater won the prestigious award in his hometown of Christchurch. […]
- Country Life: A haven for rescued farm animalsSharlene Wilson has turned her rural property in North Canterbury into a haven for rescued farm animals who find healing, freedom and a place to truly […]
- Country Life: On the FarmWet and wild weather has lashed much of the country from Taranaki to the top of the South, where many farmers and orchardists are still busy with the […]
- Country Life: Crooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model feeding families two years onCrooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model may have been a radical idea two years ago but its vege box plan is working. […]
- Country Life: Rural recycling on the rise, says AgrecoveryAgrecovery has seen huge growth in the 20 years it's been operating, with those in the primary sector looking for new ways to recycle on-farm pla […]
- Taranaki farmers consider options after Mt Messenger Bypass court setbackThe Transport Agency wants to compulsorily acquire 11 hectares of Tony and Debbie Pascoe's cattle farm. […]
- NZ no longer in a state of 'peak tractor'New Zealand has fallen from 'peak tractor' with bigger machinery, rising on-farm costs and farmers becoming more efficient driving sales dow […]
- Exports of new climate change resilient apple tipped to nearly double this yearThe zesty red 'Sassy' apple is now being sold to more than 10 countries and it's forecast that 1.8 million kilos of the fruit will be e […]
- Dairy price dip won't last long - expertDairy prices fell for the fourth consecutive auction overnight, with the average price down more than 4 percent to US$4274. […]
- Canterbury's Lincoln to be new Bioeconomy Science Institute HQ, Scion to leave ChristchurchIt comes as the science sector overhaul came into effect officially on Tuesday. […]
- Waikato-Bay of Plenty's Hugh Jackson named Young Farmer of the Year
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