Rural Women
Farmers sexist? Half are women
Our farming industry is built on male and female partnerships, this dairy farmer says.
Entries open for sculpture fest
With the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival 2019 approaching, organisers say it's time to get creative.
Tomo draws whole lot of tourists
Hoards of tourists show up at Rotorua farm to check out a big sinkhole in the ground.
The art of wasting nothing
A little nut tree paddock in Kimbolton is producing the perfect medium for Maggie Duff's art.
Allergic beekeeper wins award
There's no Plan B for winner of the Rural Women New Zealand emerging business award.
Spin doctor for DairyNZ
Jo Coughlan's PR skill set is welcomed by DairyNZ following her board appointment.
Angling for women to try fishing
New Zealand's only female trout guide wants to see more women try fishing.
Young Farmers heading to finals
Three Taranaki Young Farmers from the same club have been nominated for national awards
OBE recipient's lifelong service to rural women
The morning of Valerie Tarrant's wedding she was out milking cows on her family's South Taranaki farm.
Closed doors that hurt communities
Community halls are part of the glue that binds rural communities together, but they're under threat.
The loneliness of rural life
NZ's beautiful scenery hides an underbelly of isolation for those living rurally.
Learning to lie on a cow
City life made Lisa Grennell anxious, but so did cows. Now she can fall asleep on them.
100 years of floral tributes
A flurry of welcome home wreaths for soldiers launched a floral art enthusiast into business.
Rural Joyce vs urban trolls
Sharing a rural life can open the writer up to both brickbats and bouquets.
Small cheese but big fees
The inaugural Eketahuna Cheese Festival is as much about cheese as it is about fighting for a fairer industry.
Dairy crackdown always on the cards
OPINION: David Parker's dairy crackdown was always on the cards.
Farmers key to biosecurity
Farmers pay $366 million a year for biosecurity and each of them has a role to play in biosecurity
Changing of the guard
Dairy Women's Network chief executive officer Zelda de Villiers is leaving for a new role in Northland.
The lives of 55 vets 38 years on
Joyce Wyllie graduated from vet school with 54 other students in 1980.
From red bands to high heels
Laura Campbell enjoys a rural lifestyle filled by sharemilking and a dash of fashion.
The patient is ailing fast
The over-arching voice of rural health may be gone following the loss of vital funding from the Government.
'Dressage at speed'
A Far North teen is heading to the US to compete on the international rodeo stage, Fritha Taggs gets a close-up of her training.
Devastating disease has huge impact on those affected
OPINION: Mycoplasma Bovis means no cows, no milkings, no routine, no jobs, and major disruption to families, staff and rural communities.
Group to provide back-up to farmers
The Canterbury Primary Industries Adverse Events Cluster Group will be there to support Canterbury's farmers during adverse events.
Dairy Women's Network celebrating 20 years
With DWN poised to mark its 20th year in 2018, its upcoming conference will celebrate the primary reason the Network was established in 1998 – to bring women in the dairy industry together.
On the path to success
Winning the Dairy Trainee of the Year title has given Stephanie Walker confidence in herself and the decisions she makes and confirms that she is in the "right industry".
Forced isolation by ex-Cyclone Gita
Ex-Cyclone's wrath will be felt in Golden Bay for a long time yet.
Govt seeks urgent social media advice
Investment funds back calls for social media change
Taranaki oil and gas researcher digs deep
Business community counts losses
Anger over Facebook 'hate site'
Awakino gorge roadworks ready to start
Amaltal denies illegal fishing
Doctor's Whaleoil comments spark complaint
Forex trader admits to running $7m ponzi scheme