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An event conceived over a beer at the pub 25 years ago to draw the country folk closer to their Hunterville village neighbours, the Shemozzle quickly drew attention to the role of the humble working Huntaway dog in the Rangitikei and Kiwi hill and high country, Jackie Harrigan reports.

Doctoral student Kathryn Wright is researching the impact of plantation forestry on rural communities. By Annabelle Latz.

The Zanda McDonald Award, has revealed their shortlist of 10 young professionals from Australia and New Zealand for the 2024 award.

It's time for our annual CopRice Working Dog Competition! Vote now for your favourite photo. Two winners will each receive $500 worth of CopRice dog food with your best photos of your working dog.

The Firearms Registry is a major change, with all licence holders now required to register each firearm after an ‘activating circumstance’ such as a licence renewal or a change of address.

Wild deer, hares, pigs, and even possums are attacking the fodder crop. Valuable winter feed is being lost along with wrecked electric fences. TB is being spread. So who are you going to call? Pest busters. By Terry Brosnahan.

A farmer correspondent put a crayon on a ram for mating and he did not mark a single ewe. He did mark some of the other rams though. Is there such a thing as a gay sheep?

How to negotiate the world of entrenched views is increasingly the sort of question being asked by students as they progress through university. By Derrick Moot.

A team of Gisborne farmers compegted in the 12-stage Godzone Adventure Race, trekking, packrafting, mountain biking and kayaking 550km from Te Anau in Fiordland to Riverton in Southland just days after the Cyclone Gabrielle floods.

Farmers, particularly young ones, want to be part of the policy-making system with environmental regulation. By Anne Hardie.