Articles by The Country
-
National
The big dry: Farmers say Canterbury, Otago support 'great news'
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 2:25PMFederated Farmers says its leaders applaud the Government’s decision today to extend drought support to Canterbury and Otago. The...
-
Business
Global challenges take a toll of red meat exports
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:56PMNew Zealand’s red-meat sector exported products to the value of $759 million in January 2024, according to an analysis by...
-
National
'Cautious optimism': Farm confidence recovers from record lows
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:00PMConcerns about high interest rates, poor commodity prices and excessive red tape are weighing heavily on farmers, but rural...
-
National
'Extremely dry' conditions on upper South Island farms
Monday, 26 February 2024, 3:43PMBy Sally Murphy of RNZ A Marlborough farmer says dry conditions are starting to bite - with dams used for stock water beginning...
-
National
Why this student wants to future-proof farms against natural disasters
Sunday, 18 February 2024, 4:41PMWhen Cyclone Gabrielle hit his parents’ Gisborne sheep and beef farm a year ago, Ryan Redpath went several days without hearing...
-
Business
'Barometer of the global economy': Why red meat exports have dropped in value
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 4:13PMNew Zealand’s red meat sector exported products worth $10.2 billion in 2023, a drop in value of 11 per cent compared to the...
-
Rural
Biodiversity: Swannanoa farmers plant over 2000 natives along Burgess Stream
Monday, 29 January 2024, 1:26PMA nursery initiative to empower Waimakariri Irrigation Limited shareholders to grow native seedlings has proven successful...
-
News
The Big Feed: Rural telethon raises over 700,000 meals for NZ food banks
Monday, 18 December 2023, 11:21AMThe Big Feed rural telethon has raised over 700,000 meals for food banks across the country, with donations still rolling...
-
National
'Our farming community is hurting': Urgent plea to reduce quad bike risks
Monday, 11 December 2023, 4:26PMFarmers are being urged to look at how they can reduce the risk of quad bike fatalities after four deaths in the past nine...
-
Audio
Sheep and beef farmer: The practicality of reducing on-farm emissions
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:05PMSheep and beef farmers are under pressure to meet and reduce on-farm emissions. Award-winning environmentalist and Swanndri-wearing...
-
Audio
NZ Herald Editor at Large on his two-week EV road trip
Monday, 30 October 2023, 2:00PMNZ Herald Editor at Large Shayne Currie's Great Kiwi Road Trip is underway. He'll be travelling up the country in his Volkswagen...
-
Audio
How important are strong farming voices in Parliament?
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 1:39PMThey're the new kids on the block. Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum, two former farmer correspondents for The Country,...
-
Audio
Hawke's Bay grower gives an update eight months on from Cyclone Gabrielle
Friday, 20 October 2023, 2:31PMHawke's Bay's horticulture sector has "years of work ahead" to recover, as the region marks eight months since the devastation...
-
Audio
David Seymour on his desired "baubles of office"
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 1:47PMDavid Seymour still doesn't know what role he'll have in a National-led Government. The ACT Party Leader agrees there's...
-
Audio
'Encouraging': GDT up for fourth time in a row
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 1:39PMPrices have risen for the fourth time in a row in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 4.3 per cent...
-
Audio
WWI museum in Le Quesnoy a 'labour of love'
Friday, 13 October 2023, 1:46PMA museum celebrating a unique wartime connection between New Zealand and France has finally come to fruition. Te Arawhata...
-
Audio
The Country: One final chat with Chris Hipkins before the election
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 1:58PMThe election is approaching rapidly, with just three days left of the campaign period. Labour Leader Chris Hipkins joined...
-
Audio
Farmer confidence reading plunges to new record low - Rabobank
Wednesday, 11 October 2023, 1:30PMRising concern over the outlook for agricultural commodity prices in the year ahead has pushed New Zealand farmer sentiment...
-
Audio
"Being a decent human being is an important part of the job” - James Shaw
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 2:06PMGreen Party co-leader James Shaw joined the Country for the final time before the election, as they give each party a fair...
-
Audio
Global Dairy Trade auction: Third rise in a row lifts farmers’ spirits
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 1:21PMPrices have risen yet again in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction held overnight, with a 4.4 per cent lift across the...
-
Audio
Is the PM "out to lunch" regarding how he's viewed in the provinces?
Friday, 29 September 2023, 2:32PMChris Hipkins has been campaigning up and down the country in the lead up to the election, attempting to turn his falling...
-
Audio
Report shows impact of Govt policies on sheep and beef farmers
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 1:41PMThe raft of new and proposed environmental regulations has created significant administrative and financial burdens for farmers,...
-
Education
'Hypocritical': Rural groups floored by synthetic school carpet choice
Friday, 7 July 2023, 12:08PMA Government-funded initiative to install synthetic carpet in more than 600 rural schools is “totally hypocritical” and “quite...
-
Sport
NZ to host 2026 World Shearing Champs
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 11:03AMNew Zealand will hold the 20th Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships at the home of Golden Shears in...