For Clearview Estate at Te Awanga one of the ingredients to taking on the best and award-winning riesling wines out of Central Otago will be a beneficial local who has been around for a lot longer than the wine industry in the region.It…

Government departments would be moved out of the big cities into the regions under New Zealand First policy.Leader and Northland MP Winston Peters said with modern technology there was no reason many public servants couldn’t move…

Enjoy cheap chicken prices while they last.That’s the message consumers can take from a sharebroker’s report that says a glut in New Zealand’s favourite meat will shortly come to an end.Average prices for fresh chicken pieces…

Forty-nine Havelock North businesses have applied for assistance from the Hastings District Council following the contamination of the village’s water supply, estimated to have led to an $80,000 loss in business revenue over the peak…

The UN health agency has recommended countries use tax policies to increase the price of sugary drinks like soft drinks, sport drinks and even 100 per cent fruit juices as a way to fight obesity, diabetes and tooth decay.The World…

The other day I had a young man and woman walk up to the back door of our Hastings home taking funding pledges for the Blind Foundation.Cheery bloke he was, throwing in a few jokes for the Red Puppy Appeal while revealing he was…

The men alleged to be involved in a fatal shooting at an isolated rural community were father and son, according to close family friends.Friends spoke to the Herald on the condition of anonymity. They said they were first on the…

No, it’s not a mistake.A new Shotover Country house has become a local curiosity after a fence sprung up in front of the garage.The Queenstown property’s apparently fallen foul of council regulations.Tenants of the the Risinghurst…

Andrew Little joined The Country today to talk serious politics. So host Jamie Mackay starts proceedings by asking the Labour leader if he watches The Real Housewives of Auckland. Surely this is some clever segue into the housing…

Once again the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is planning to head off to the Courts to enforce their unpopular decisions on a weary community. HBRC/HBRIC has announced their intention to go to the Supreme Court to overturn the Fish…