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Only two weeks after a dollar was wiped off the forecast milk payout, another 25 cents has been cut today, sending shockwaves through the West...

West Coast ratepayers now face among the biggest rates increases in the country.

West Coast ratepayers now face among the biggest rates increases in the country.

Some farmers are already buying extra feed and offloading stock.

The severe weather is causing issues for Nelson-Tasman and West Coast farmers, as a state of local emergency remains in place in both regions.

Stock animals swept away in the West Coast flooding have been retrieved, Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says after a flyover of the region.

Matiu Lattin knows what it is like to be in a dark place. Now he's helping other men improve their mental health and wellbeing.

A Maruia farmer is threatening to burn off 80ha of native bush on his property and turn it into pasture in a bid to raise its value and save his farm. Aaran Bruce and his father, 89-year-old Jim Bruce, who cleared most of the land, starting in 1944. The trees in the background are regenerating beech forest; the original trees were felled 30 years ago for beech chip. Photo: LDR / Lois Williams The land is likely to be classed as a significant natural area (SNA) under new biodiversity rules, in...

A West Coast farmer is threatening to burn off 80 hectares of native bush on his property and turn it into pasture in a bid to raise its value and save his farm.

Farmer threatens to burn native forest over plunging values, new biodiversity rules 16 Mar, 2021 12:33 AM 4 minutes to read Aaran Bruce and his father, 89-year-old Jim Bruce, who cleared most of the land, starting in 1944. The trees in the background are regenerating beech forest. Photo / Lois Williams, LDR Local Democracy Reporter A farmer in Maruia, on the South Islands West Coast, is threatening to burn 80ha of native bush on his property and turn it into pasture in a bid to raise its value ...