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Adore is a family of apples bred to thrive in warmer growing conditions.

The large irrigators run on 400-volt power and can start without warning.

Four helicopters are cooling hotspots while crews battle steep terrain.

The index rose 1.2%, reversing a 1.1% decline at the previous auction.

Giant drone will use AI to target invasive species across rural New Zealand.

More than 600 brown kiwi living in Tongariro Forest are now 'more vulnerable'.

Sponsored content: Southland's Scott Mackereth says strong teams are the key to success.

Cameron Bagrie, Scott Mackereth, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, farmer Tom Martin, and Jo Luxton.

Lambing season into latter stages with good survival rates and docking well underway.

Smart Weed Alert Tool (Swat) scans local and international databases for new weed records.

The S&P/NZX50 Index closed up 18.53 points, or up just 0.14%.

It could create new organic products, jobs and businesses, keeping innovation in NZ.

The awards comprise a prize package worth more than $1 million.

Dairy Goat Co-operative has 55 farmer shareholders in Waikato and Taranaki.

Rob Hewett, Mike Casey, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Kevin Barrett and Phil Duncan.

The New Zealand transtasman shearing and woolhandling team has two new members.

Nationwide, 135 of 152 people with Legionnaires’ disease were hospitalised.

The $117m boost takes AgriZero NZ’s total funding to $308m.

A neighbour of Eddie Zhi says the stench has become an awful part of daily life.

The man believes he should not lose his residency prospects before the case is decided.

Offshore funds are buying land under cell towers. This deal broke foreign buyer rules.

OPINION: I reckon the sausage roll deserves the same respect as the iPhone.

Mr Gibbs didn't hear the thieves over the wireless, so Mrs Gibbs reached for the shotgun.

OPINION: With a little planning, brassicas can keep your kitchen stocked for months.

A long-time local farmer advises others to write plans down and make decisions early.

Farm gates are opening to offer a rare chance to saunter across private land.

Parades, music and memories will mark Takapau's 150th anniversary.

More than 700,000 New Zealanders saw Footrot Flats: The Dog’s Tale in cinemas in 1986.

The white grape variety is viewed as highly suitable for Gisborne conditions.