Land Use News Centre
The latest Land Use headlines from New Zealand’s top rural news outlets.
- Listen to The Country: Budget 2025 with Labour leader Chris Hipkinson 22 May 2025 at 1:34 am
Wayne Langford, Chris Hipkins, and Chris Russell.
- New Zealand’s economic recovery off to slow start, rural areas buoyed by exports – Infometricson 22 May 2025 at 12:03 am
Rural economies were buoyed by better prices for dairy, meat and horticulture exports.
- Napier fisherman plans to skirt around beach barriers: ‘Treating us like sheep’by Linda Hall on 21 May 2025 at 11:48 pm
Steve Dean says he’ll be driving the long way along the beach to his usual fishing spot.
- Kiwifruit record: Zespri achieves $5b sales milestone, 220 million trays soldby Jamie Gray on 21 May 2025 at 9:53 pm
Zespri sold a record 220.9 million trays, up from 164.2 million in 2023-24.
- Wairoa fatal crash victim Gene Popata remembered as a family man and beloved sheareron 21 May 2025 at 9:51 pm
Father-of-three "cut his teeth in the shearing industry" and had achieved home ownership.
- Southland bakery shops overseas as NZ butter price rocketsby Penny Miles on 21 May 2025 at 9:33 pm
Kaye's Bakery in Invercargill often uses butter from Australia to make its products.
- World crazy for chicken is losing its biggest supplierby Clarice Couto and Gerson Freitas Jr. on 21 May 2025 at 7:32 pm
Shipments have been suspended to top destinations like China and South Korea.
- Meridian Energy planning 5000ha solar and wind park northwest of Whanganuiby Mike Tweed on 21 May 2025 at 5:00 pm
Meridian Energy is planning up to 45 wind turbines and 100ha of solar panels.
- Rural road safety: Family’s plea after traumatic horse accident on East Coastby Anne-Marie de Bruin on 21 May 2025 at 6:00 am
Call for drivers to slow down when passing horses as rider recovers from injuries.
- Norsewear secures NZ Defence Force sock deal over international competitorsby Alexa Cook on 21 May 2025 at 3:00 am
'It’s security for everyone here when you pick up a contract like that.'
- Red Meat Sector Conference date unveiledby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 21 May 2025 at 12:55 am
The Meat Industry Association (MIA) have announced the dates for the 2025 Red Meat Sector Conference. The event, hosted by MIA with Beef + Lamb New Zealand […]
- Cheyne Gillooly appointed CEO of NZ Young Farmersby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 20 May 2025 at 1:55 am
This morning, NZ Young Farmers (NZYF) has announced that Cheyne Gillooly will take over as its chief executive in June. Gillooly comes to the role having […]
- Ruralco donates $10,000 to Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust after Golf Classicby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 11 May 2025 at 10:56 pm
Rural retailer Ruralco says it has made a $10,000 donation to the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust (MCRST) following the Ruralco Golf Classic held last […]
- ANZCO Foods' net profit plungesby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 8 May 2025 at 8:26 pm
Meat processor ANZCO Foods’ net profit has plunged on the back of lower market returns which squeezed margins and impacted business performance. The […]
- AgriZeroNZ partners with Innovate UK to drive agricultural innovationby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 7 May 2025 at 10:55 pm
AgriZeroNZ has entered a new partnership with Britain's national innovation agency, Innovate UK. The partnership was confirmed in London this month with the […]
- 20 rural community hubs awarded $5,000 each in Rabobank competitionby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 7 May 2025 at 9:55 pm
Twenty rural community hubs across New Zealand will receive $5,000 to upgrade their facilities having been selected as the winners of Rabobank's Community Hub […]
- MPI helps farmers prepare for winter grazing seasonon 7 May 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Companies, directors, and managers fined more than $1.6 millionon 5 May 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Recall of specific batches of Ārepa drinks as they may cause injury due to a packaging faulton 1 May 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Shellfish biotoxin warning for Western Firth of Thameson 1 May 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Controls lifted at poultry farm after virus eradicatedon 28 April 2025 at 12:00 am
- Frozen anchovies recalled due to the presence of a marine biotoxinon 24 April 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Cruise ships cleaner over the past summer seasonon 14 April 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Successful end to fruit fly response on Auckland’s North Shoreon 10 April 2025 at 12:00 am
- Farmlands launches casual clothing rangeby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 9 April 2025 at 8:55 pm
Rural trader Farmlands has launched an exclusive new casual clothing range across its 42 stores nationwide and online. Exclusive to Farmlands, the ‘1972 by […]
- Nick Fisher appointed as new chair of farmer-led food charityby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 9 April 2025 at 7:55 pm
Meet the Need, New Zealand’s farmer-led food charity, has named Nick Fisher as its new chair. With a background in the meat industry and rural media, Fisher […]
- Restauranteur placed on 6 months home detention, fined $20,000 for selling recalled foodon 8 April 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Farmer banned from owning farm animals for 2 years, placed on 6 months community detention over...on 7 April 2025 at 9:00 pm
- Recall of Pams Afghan Oat Baked Bars due to foreign matter (metal)on 3 April 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Auckland man who illegally killed and sold pigs fined $8,000on 27 March 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Cleland named OSPRI chairby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 27 March 2025 at 12:31 am
Southland farmer and director Tony Cleland has been named OSPRI New Zealand’s new chair. Cleland takes over the role this month from long-standing board […]
- Innovative meat flake idea wins top prize at inaugural Dragon’s Den competitionby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 26 March 2025 at 6:55 pm
An innovative idea for transforming mechanically deboned meat (MDM) into a meat flake for seasoning has taken top honours in the Meat Industry Association’s […]
- Commercial fisher fined over $50,000, ordered to pay MPI over $53,000 in reparation for under...on 23 March 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Low-cost diagnostic tool could significantly improve crop production in developing countrieson 19 March 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Nelson commercial fisher fined $34,000 over failure to continuously operate GPR deviceon 18 March 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Wool pellets to boost gardensby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 13 March 2025 at 2:55 am
With wool prices steadily declining and shearing costs on the rise, a Waikato couple began looking for a solution for wool from their 80ha farm. Kieran and […]
- Rangitikei farmer sent to prison for 28 months, disqualified from being in charge of farm animals...on 9 March 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Fruit fly controls on Auckland’s North Shore to remain in place until 10 April 2025on 6 March 2025 at 8:00 pm
- 'Outstanding results in a period of change'by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 26 February 2025 at 3:11 am
Scales Corporation managing director Andy Borland says the company has delivered an outstanding result. Today, the diversified agribusiness announced its full […]
- Biosecurity New Zealand Birkdale fruit fly update, February 23 2025on 22 February 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Biosecurity New Zealand media release – Birkdale fruit fly updateon 21 February 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Farmlands half-year results 'show strong progress'by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 20 February 2025 at 11:22 pm
Farmlands says that improved half-year results show that the co-op’s tight focus on supporting New Zealand’s farmers and growers is working. For the half […]
- Auckland fruit fly – controls on produce movements now in placeon 20 February 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Record exhibitor numbers set tone for field daysby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 12 February 2025 at 11:55 pm
Northland Field Days organisers are giving a big shout out to exhibitors who have signed up for the three-day event later this month. A month before the event, […]
- Co-op boosts chilled exports to Chinaby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 11 February 2025 at 11:55 pm
Alliance Group has secured greater access for chilled beef exports to China, following approval for two of its processing plants to supply the market. The […]
- Expo set to deliver in spadesby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 11 February 2025 at 10:55 pm
The countdown is on to be one of the most anticipated events in the sheep and beef industry, the East Coast Farming Expo. The two day mid-week gathering is […]
- A more prosperous year aheadby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Content supplied by Rabobank) on 11 February 2025 at 9:55 pm
Dairy The year 2025 is on track to be the year that milk supply growth is likely to eventuate from all major exporting regions. Since the end of last year, […]
- Agnition announces new online sales channelby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 3 February 2025 at 12:25 am
Ravensdown’s venture arm, Agnition, has announced a new online sales platform in an effort to give Kiwis more choices for how they purchase fertiliser and […]
- Sport star to talk at expoby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 29 January 2025 at 6:55 pm
Rugby league legend Tawera Nikau is set to inspire, celebrate and entertain at the East Coast Farming Expo's very popular Property Broker's Evening Muster. […]
- Harvest samples sought for crop nutrient projectby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 15 January 2025 at 6:55 pm
Arable growers are being invited to supply samples of their harvested crops as part of a project which uses an alternative approach to determining how well […]