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Read all the latest news here from our National Office, our regional Rural Support Trusts along with what is happening in the NZ food & fibre sectors.

Save the Date – An Evening with Sir Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford - Tuakau, Waikato 31
Jul
2025

Save the Date – An Evening with Sir Wayne ‘Buck’ Shelford - Tuakau, Waikato

Get ready for a memorable night of connection, inspiration, and exceptional food with All Black legend, Sir Wayne 'Buck' Shelford

The Charity Classic Fishing & Hunting Competition - Morrinsville, Waikato

$10,000 Prize Pool with four competition classes with main prizes for average weight, it’s anyone’s game! Limited spots available - so don't miss your chance, enter today

7/24/2025 - 7/27/2025 0 Comments
Rural Riders all go for the 2024-2025 Season

Rural Riders all go for the 2024-2025 Season

2024-25 locations are here. Absolutely stoked to see this initiative heading into its fourth season. Starting November.

November 15, 2024 0 Comments
Outward Bound Anakiwa

Outward Bound Anakiwa

November 1, 2024 0 Comments
English Classes to Ease Isolation

English Classes to Ease Isolation

Agri Teach Me co-founder and dairy farmer Lyzanne Du Plessis, of Otahuti, said the lessons were launched as a result of online dairy farming education provider Agri Teach Me asking online language programme provider Te Puna Reo Māori to help write a farming lessons for its curriculum.

September 8, 2024 0 Comments
Rural Women's Mental Health Podcast Series with Ag in Conversation

Rural Women's Mental Health Podcast Series with Ag in Conversation

Ag in Conversation are excited to launch a podcast series focused on Rural Women’s Mental Health. 

September 6, 2024 0 Comments
Southern Field Days - Waimumu (Gore), Southland

Southern Field Days - Waimumu (Gore), Southland

On show over three days is the latest in rural technology, equipment and ideas from around the world and it will be on display right here in Southland. Drawing in increasingly large crowds and exhibitors, Southern Field Days should be in your diary: 11th to the 13th of Feb 2026
2/11/2026 8:00 AM - 2/13/2026 4:00 PM 0 Comments
Meet the amazing BOP Rural Support Trust team

Meet the amazing BOP Rural Support Trust team

Can you tune into a radio station if you have a power cut?

Can you tune into a radio station if you have a power cut?

It's important to know the different ways you can stay informed during an emergency. 

Te Ara Kōhungahunga | Early Childhood - Online Learning (The Correspondence School)

Te Ara Kōhungahunga | Early Childhood - Online Learning (The Correspondence School)

Kaiako (teachers) work in partnership with you and your whānau to create individual programmes of learning for ākonga, using the New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whāriki– He whāriki mātauranga mō...

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