Land Use News Centre
The latest Land Use headlines from New Zealand’s top rural news outlets.
- Shearing: Women win three of four finals at Ohura A&P Showby Doug Laing on 16 February 2025 at 8:31 pm
Laura Bradley, Sarah Bryant and Jodiesha Kirkpatrick dominated at the Ohura Show.
- Cyclone Gabrielle: George Tawhai’s two-year rebuild in isolated valleyby Rafaella Melo on 16 February 2025 at 5:00 pm
George waited days in his car for someone to arrive: 'They didn’t even know we were here.'
- Bird flu hits US egg farmers in the walleton 16 February 2025 at 4:27 am
It's unclear how much the industry has spent on biosecurity.
- Northland’s Jack Courtman, 11, keen on breeding Herefordsby Kem Ormond on 15 February 2025 at 4:01 pm
Jack Courtman wants to own his own herd of Herefords one day.
- Kem Ormond’s vegetable garden: How to grow carrotsby Kem Ormond on 15 February 2025 at 4:00 pm
Opinion: Well-organised gardeners can be rewarded with carrots almost all year round.
- Hunter Wells: Why indoor bowls is the ultimate country night outby Hunter Wells on 15 February 2025 at 4:00 pm
Opinion: It took exactly four bowls for me to make a dick of myself.
- More than 400 weka killed, DoC justifies trapping methods amid concernsby Jaime Lyth on 15 February 2025 at 4:00 pm
DoC has defended its traps, saying rising species numbers may increase accidental catches.
- Pastures Past: Shearers' quarters were not always fit for livingby Kem Ormond on 15 February 2025 at 4:00 pm
Some farmers ran foul of the Shearers Accommodation Bill of 1919.
- A Māori approach to organic farmingby Rebecca Mauger on 15 February 2025 at 3:59 pm
An earth-friendly film is being shown in Katikati.
- NZ Forest Products Ltd workers reunite in Tokoroa for the last timeby Aleyna Martinez on 14 February 2025 at 11:00 pm
Forest workers to descend on Tokoroa from far and wide.
- 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, […]
- Auckland fruit fly controls liftedon 12 February 2025 at 8:00 pm
- 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, […]
- New Zealand Sugar Company fined almost $150,000 for importing and selling sugar products...on 6 February 2025 at 8:00 pm
- 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 […]
- Pair get $25,000 fine and 300 hours community work over illegal slaughter and sales of pigson 30 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- 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. […]
- Southland livestock grazing company fined $48,750 over hundreds of cattle grazing in mudon 22 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Auckland food business and manager fined $16,500 over multiple food safety record keeping failureson 20 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- MPI completes first phase of investigation into alleged animal welfare breacheson 16 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- South Auckland fruit fly controls remain in placeon 15 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- 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 […]
- Nominations open for RWNZ board electionby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 15 January 2025 at 12:55 am
RWNZ has opened nominations for the position of a North Island board member. The role became vacant after North Island board member, Sandra Matthews, was made […]
- New CEO for meat boardby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 13 January 2025 at 9:37 pm
Nick Beeby has been appointed as the new chief executive of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB). In 2021, Beeby was made NZMB’s general manager of quota and […]
- Alliance appoints new independent directorby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 13 January 2025 at 3:20 am
Meat processor Alliance Group has appointed Chris Day to its board as an independent director. Currently, Day sits on the boards of Datacom and the Institute […]
- Fruit fly in Auckland – situation update 9 January 2025on 8 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Fruit fly in Auckland – situation update 5 January 2025on 4 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Auckland fruit fly investigation – controls on produce movements now in placeon 3 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- Biosecurity New Zealand investigating and boosting trapping after Auckland fruit fly findon 2 January 2025 at 8:00 pm
- NZ National Lamb Day names FMG and Rabobank as 2025 partnersby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 29 December 2024 at 2:55 am
National Lamb Day, the annual celebration honouring New Zealand’s history of lamb production, could see a boost in 2025 as rural insurer FMG and Rabobank […]
- No further HPAI detected after more than 4,000 samples tested in Otagoon 23 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- FMG launches 'Under Pressure' campaignby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 23 December 2024 at 5:55 am
As New Zealand enters the summer months, rural insurer FMG is reminding farmers and growers to take extra care with a new campaign. On average, the insurer […]
- Securing the elusive India FTAby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 19 December 2024 at 12:55 am
New Zealand's support for India during its current global security crisis could be key to securing a free trade agreement with the nation, according to the […]
- Alliance Group re-set delivering resultsby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 18 December 2024 at 1:48 am
Alliance Group has turned a corner on a challenging two years following a comprehensive re-set over the past 18 months and is forecasting a return to […]
- Fishery officers inspecting your blue cod catch during Marlborough opening weekendon 17 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Fisheries New Zealand reminds all recreational fishers to 'know your rules this festive season'on 15 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Food safety tips to keep you safe this summeron 15 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Biosecurity New Zealand prepares for busy summeron 15 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Fishery officers catch group with 460 pāua taken from Kaikōuraon 12 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Fishery officers and police stop men with 353 pāuaon 10 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Lifestyle block owner of cow who failed to seek treatment for severe cancer eye fined $4,200on 10 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Situation update H7N6 bird flu detection Otago – 9 December 2024on 8 December 2024 at 8:00 pm
- Canterbury eyes return to young grower compby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Nigel Malthus) on 4 December 2024 at 11:55 pm
The Canterbury Growers Society will soon be seeking sponsorship for a new regional young grower competition, after an absence of several years. While other […]
- Scaled-back show meets targetsby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Nigel Malthus) on 4 December 2024 at 10:55 pm
Organisers of the Christchurch A&P show say they are happy with this year’s event despite a rushed turnaround that left agricultural industry support […]
- New store breaks groundby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Staff Reporters) on 4 December 2024 at 1:50 am
Construction has begun on Farmlands’ new Taranaki store. The new store at 35 Hudson Road, Bell Block, is two kilometres from the current site and the new […]
- Spring delivers renewed optimism for sheepmeatby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Content supplied by Rabobank) on 20 November 2024 at 6:55 pm
After a tough 18-plus months, there is now an air of optimism in the sheepmeat market as we hit the start of the 2024-25 export season. Average export values […]
- Alliance seeking outside capitalby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 18 November 2024 at 11:25 pm
Reeling from two consecutive years of heavy losses, Alliance says it has appointed Craigs Investment Partners to explore external capital-raising options. […]
- Another bad annual result for Allianceby infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Sudesh Kissun) on 18 November 2024 at 10:38 pm
Meat company Alliance has posted a second consecutive trading year of a heavy loss. The co-operative has announced a loss after tax of $95.8 million for the […]