Meat and fibre farmers are facing the most challenging economic conditions for some years. A combination of low returns for sheep

In a world of urban/rural "he said-she said" could Fonterra actually be winning the PR battle for farmers?

There was a feeling of unease in the newsroom on Monday morning as sirens starting screaming and the wind whipped around the building. We

The Government Inquiry into Havelock North Drinking Water has completed its hearings phase and is about to receive submissions on

COMMENT: Personal battles are waste of energy when tackling climate change requires us all.

The topic on the tip of everyone's tongues is the current lack of water in Hawke's Bay, and farming through this is difficult and

As life-stylers, small farm operators and horse owners, we need to acknowledge the responsibilities we owe to the welfare of the animals

Like all the young lads I went to boarding school with back in mid-seventies, the thing I looked forward to most on my 15th birthday

There is something about what is arguably the world's most physically demanding job that gets under your skin and never quite goes away writes Wayne Perkins.

Recent events have tended to back the theory that the difference between an average farmer and a top farmer is one week. Let me explain:

Dom George doesn't trust anyone who doesn't love cricket...

I only have to evaluate my daily decisions to see the potential future of our environment. In summer my favourite place to be is the Ohau River at Gladstone Reserve. It's my slice of paradise.

Back in March 2015, then PM John Key vowed his party would do what it could to win back the Northland electorate seat after Winston

With a soil moisture curve climbing almost vertically, and no significant rain forecast for the rest of the month, Friday's declaration

Calling Sherlock Holmes. The Case of the Stolen Shed needs you: a pilfered building, claims of secret emails, alleged skulduggery

It seems like a day doesn't go by without more news reinforcing the dire state of our water. With the Government inquiry into the

If the uncertainty around Brexit last year wasn't enough, we now enter the unknown with United States President Trump now carrying

Nearing the end of one of our biggest seasons to date, we can reflect on a season that was both challenging and exciting at the same

Whether you're the President of the United States or a rodeo king - Twitter is a dark and dangerous place writes Dominic George

Discussion around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes to the science, we

It's back to school this week for my three children and around the country 765,000 students are returning to the classroom. This

It didn't take an Einstein to get who Bill English was really talking about at his Chinese New Year dinner speech, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

We are only a few weeks into 2017 but already it seems the phrase of the year might very well be the "F" one. Fake news. The phrase

However vehemently rodeo organisers defend their sport, time is just about up...says Peter Jackson

You can rightfully accuse Donald Trump of many things but you couldn't accuse the most powerful man in the world of sitting on his hands.

A recent law change will see New Zealand farmers and growers able to access the latest technologies available on the global market

There are vegans who not only will not touch dead meat but while avoid any products of living things.

Many involved in farming livestock or crops in Hawke's Bay will have memories of a particular drought or droughts - that is a period

To the outsider looking in, horse riders can look a bit unapproachable. I mean, they sit up there on their gleaming steeds, looking

Being a bit of a country girl at heart I love the annual A&P Show. It's a parade of all that's good about the Kiwi country life