The man killed by a falling tree during floods across the South Island was a fifth-generation hop farmer and `big character` in both the industry and his region. Read...

“One of the children was in a motorbike accident, had to get healthcare and was told an ambulance was an hour away.” Read...

Rural people are also under-served by the current approach to healthcare funding, the College of Surgeons says. Read...

For urban ratepayers, the rates hike would be 5.5% on average, and for rural, it would be 13.6%. Read...

Combining the roles of cleaners and security guards into one job at two rural Waikato hospitals has left staff worried about their own safety and that of patients. Read...

Local residents in the rural Waikato town rushed to intervene in the “serious, violent” incident but were themselves allegedly assaulted. Read...

Tasman District Council is trying to figure out which road signs will be more effective in keeping speeds low. Read...

Dozens of innovators showed off their wares at Fieldays, offering solutions to problems - and a bit of hope. Read...

Chris Hipkins says Labour’s policy to include agriculture in the emissions trading scheme - like all its policies - is under review. Will that be enough to drum up support from provincial New Zealand? Read...

What’s going on in this changing neighbourhood, 32km from downtown? Read...