A young man with a probable case of Covid-19 is self-isolating with his family in a rural area within Tararua District.The man, aged in his 20s, attended the World Hereford Conference in Queenstown, held between March 9 and 13.... Read...

Worksafe has been notified after a sudden death at a rural Marlborough property on Thursday. Read...

Some of the the rural supply business` services are considered `essential`, but not all. Read...

A sign warning those entering Waimarama to `stay out, locals only` has been erected amid Covid-19 worries. Photo / Paul TaylorNew Zealand Rural General Practice Network is urging people not to use beach baches and rural getaways... Read...

From tomorrow, Government support for farmers and growers affected by drought will be expanded and extended across the country, with access to Rural Assistance Payments (RAPS) available throughout the North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chatham Islands, Social Development Minister Car Read...

A man is in hospital after he was struck with a car during a fracas in Palmerston North Read...

A rural church in Otago is advising anyone who attended a service last week to self-isolate for 14 days. Read...

Appeal date bumped back for second time in a month, this time thanks to coronavirus. Read...

All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has revealed he`s in self-isolation, amid the coronavirus pandemic.Foster told Stuff he voluntarily entered self-isolation with his wife Leigh last Saturday at his Waikato rural retreat after returning... Read...

Rural isolation is helping farmers feel somewhat safer than their urban counterparts in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Read...