A rural council that hit its debt ceiling while expecting relief from Three Waters cash is warning that the cost of water services is about to balloon. Read...

A leading surgeon is calling on politicians to stop using the health system for `point-scoring` and work together to treat health inequities in rural regions. Read...

Doctors working in rural communities say their patients are dying at higher rates from preventable causes just because of where they live. Read...

Doctors say their rural patients die from preventable causes more often, just because of where they live. Read...

Hauraki District Council mayor Toby Adams said the community has spoken. Read...

It’s a rural farming idyll but it held a dark secret for over a year and the impact of what was found has been felt far and wide in Christchurch. Read...

More than a year after the Christchurch real estate agent disappeared, police have found human remains in a shallow grave on a rural property. Read...

Intel is using AI to scout potential Olympic stars in rural areas, aiming to identify talent and reduce traditional scouting constraints in the lead-up to the 2024 Games. Read...

A champion of the rural sector, long-serving agri-business journalist David Anderson has died on his birthday in Timaru. Read...

The chronic doctor shortage is being felt across the country, but it is those in the regions and rural areas that are feeling the most pain. Read...