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Rifts among industry groups, charities and agencies in the beekeeping industry.

Guests paid between $4650 and $7750 for the seafood dining experience.

These snakes are highly venomous – the public and pets should keep clear.

Group says Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery is 'past the brink' of collapse.

Kaiwaka farmer Niven Lowrie admits to animal neglect, including 14 dead deer.

Some customers found 'foreign matter' in their meals before the recall was announced.

Fine dining restaurant is a nod to gold mining history and Chinese immigrants of the area.

The amount of pāua was about $25,000-worth, Fisheries says.

Advocates say colony cages weren’t much better than battery or conventional cages.

Safe is urging an investigation into the use of cows in explicit online content.

Brent Mountfort leads Federated Farmers in advocating for 500 members on rural issues.

David Fordyce previously had a blemish-free career of more than 30 years.

In October 2024, H5N1 was found in king penguins on Crozet and Kerguelen islands.

ELI is challenging the EPA's refusal to reassess glyphosate’s risks.

Experts warn there's high demand for mental health support in rural areas.

HortNZ CEO Kate Scott says the forecast is great news for growers and the economy.

PM's chief science adviser says farmers will accept change once they see products work.

Dairy export revenue has lifted 16% to a record $27 billion.

'An outbreak could cost up to $3b to eradicate, but doing nothing would be far worse.'

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus can reduce crop yields by 70%.

The company was fined $9000 on top of court costs, while its skipper was fined $4000.

Madagascar ragwort is highly invasive and can poison livestock.

This year’s honours acknowledge contributors to New Zealand’s rural sector.

Right Dog for the Job project digs into the genetics of NZ's working farm dogs.

Deep Creek liquidators investigate debtor balances amid big shortfall for creditors.

Those in the primary sector say the new targets don’t go far enough.

Photos show the bug, roughly twice the size of a fingernail, sitting on a potato.

Despite an initial rebound post-Covid, cruise bookings have dropped sharply this season.

Three dogs in Bucklands Beach were seized and euthanised because of neglect.