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Comprehensive twice-daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
Daily at 6:34am and 12:35pm
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Midday rural news for 20 February 2026
20 Feb 2026An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio
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Rural news update for 20 February 2026
20 Feb 2026The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 19 February 2026
19 Feb 2026An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio
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Morning Rural update for 19 February 2026
19 Feb 2026The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 18 February 2026
18 Feb 2026Rebounding dairy prices, a good start to the pipfruit harvest, and storm-damaged highways. For the latest from the RNZ Rural News team. Audio
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Morning Rural News
18 Feb 2026Rural contractors say its time to be pragmatic around road rules, prices rise at the global dairy trade auction and recent storms can increase the risk of pests and diseases in livestock. The… Read more Audio
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Midday Rural News for 17 February 2026
17 Feb 2026An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio
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Morning rural news
17 Feb 2026Fruit and veggie growers are taking stock of damage following recent storms. The morning's rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
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Midday Rural News for Monday 16 February
16 Feb 2026An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio
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Morning Rural News
16 Feb 2026Farmers are cashing in off the sheep's back in a wool market re-set and a new rural media shake-up is giving rural women a bigger voice. The morning's rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 13 February 2026
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Morning rural news
13 Feb 2026Wet weather could impact this year's potato crop though mixing solar farming with growing crops is proving a winner. The morning's rural news with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio
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About Rural News
Comprehensive twice daily coverage of rural events and people, including farming, horticulture, forestry, aquaculture, trade, research and rural politics.
Rural news can be heard weekdays in Morning Report at 6:22 am, and Midday Report at 12:35 pm
- Email ruralnews@radionz.co.nz