Police in the Waitematā North district are urging landowners to ensure their fences are secure after several complaints about wandering stock.

The competition is heating up ahead of the New Zealand Young Farmer (NZYF) Tournament National Final, set to be held in Timaru next month.

OPINION: Cyclone Gabrielle has been one of the biggest challenges farmers and growers in affected regions have faced in my lifetime and for one of the districts I am working in, Tararua, this is no exception.

OPINION: Money donated to the Farmers Adverse Events Trust Cyclone Gabrielle appeal will directly help the farmers and growers hit hardest by flooding, silt and slips.

Red meat farmers want the Government to urgently commit to road repairs in isolated Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti farming communities.

In the build-up to the CD Field Days, another popular event is taking place in Palmerston North the week before – the Ford Ranger Rural Games.

Organisers of the Northland Field Days have signed up a record 300 exhibitors for the three-day event next month.

With cyclone Hale causing millions of dollars of damage in the Gisborne region, responses have swarmed in from local and national bodies to assist the cleanup operation. Leo Argent spoke to acting provincial president of Federated Farmers Gisborne Charlie Reynolds for an on-theground look at the situation.

As Cyclone Hale makes landfall, AA Insurance is reminding those on the North Island to check their properties and prepare for heavy rain and severe gales.

When Craig Wiggins stepped into the health and wellbeing space, little did he know that a few short years later he would be travelling the length and breadth of the country and saving lives.