Northland News & Events

Safer Farms - Making Good Calls for Kids on Farm

Safer Farms - Making Good Calls for Kids on Farm

Safer Farms recently held an online hui to support and enable farmers to make good calls when it comes to on-farm safety for our children. The recording is now available to view below.
September 28, 2023 0 Comments
Farm Without Harm - Safety Conversatons

Farm Without Harm - Safety Conversatons

September 2023 -  Up Our Game Workshop was on having good safety conversations. A key insight from this session was that health and safety is the outcome of great work. As panelist and...
September 28, 2023 0 Comments
Taranaki Rural Support Trust Facilitator & Dairy Farmer Belinda Price talks to REX (podcast)

Taranaki Rural Support Trust Facilitator & Dairy Farmer Belinda Price talks to REX (podcast)

Belinda shares her peronsal struggles with mental wellbeing, giving back via the Rural Support Trust, juggling the farm, kids, school holidays and finsihing off her 2021 Fonterra Dairy...
September 25, 2023 0 Comments
NZ Young Farmers and Rural Support Trust join forces to enhance wellbeing

NZ Young Farmers and Rural Support Trust join forces to enhance wellbeing

Rural Support Trust (RST) and New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen their collaborative efforts in supporting...
September 25, 2023 0 Comments
Intensive Winter Grazing Information Evening - Waimakariri, North Canterbury

Intensive Winter Grazing Information Evening - Waimakariri, North Canterbury

The Waimakariri Landcare Trust, Waimakariri Irrigation Limited, North Canterbury Rural Support Trust and Environment Canterbury are teaming up to provide an information evening for farmers.

10/12/2023 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM 0 Comments
Feed for Thought Podcast with Pioneer Brand Product hosts Ian Williams and Matte Kirk

Feed for Thought Podcast with Pioneer Brand Product hosts Ian Williams and Matte Kirk

Listen to their catch up with Mike Green who explains what the RST does in your community

September 20, 2023 0 Comments
Treat yourself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust

Treat yourself like you would a broken tractor, says Rural Support Trust

Ease up and take one step at a time' is one piece of advice to farmers and growers suffering after calamitous weather this year. People struggling with their mental health often...
September 18, 2023 0 Comments
High stress in rural NZ

High stress in rural NZ

Rural Support Trusts around the country are having to significantly increase their staff to deal with growing stress in rural areas in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and other adverse weather...
September 18, 2023 0 Comments
Rural Support Trust BOP Charity Ambrose Golf Day - Whakatane, Bay of Plenty

Rural Support Trust BOP Charity Ambrose Golf Day - Whakatane, Bay of Plenty

 Come along and enjoy a fun filled day at the Whakatane Golf Club. Grab a team of 4 or sign up as an individual, doesn't matter if you can't play or don't have clubs! borrow...
11/3/2023 12:30 PM - 7:30 PM 0 Comments
Tending to mental health on farm -

Tending to mental health on farm -

Farmers Weekly In Focus podcast with Bryan Gibson - 20 minutes

September 18, 2023 0 Comments
Five Ways, Five Days – Make it happen for you!

Five Ways, Five Days – Make it happen for you!

Just like physical health, we all need to actively look after our mental health. Mental Health Awareness week (18-24 September) is run each year by the Mental Health Foundation.  

September 18, 2023 0 Comments
September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month

September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month

Vaginal cancer is a rare cancer that's found anywhere in the vag1na. The HPV vaccine can prevent the HPV responsible for most vaginal, vulval and cervical cancers. Vaginal cancer can...
September 15, 2023 0 Comments

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