Tools and all-terrain vehicles are among items stolen in thefts reported across the region, from the outskirts of Invercargill to Hedgehope. Read...

The UK`s nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky. Read...

A US man suspected of opening fire on cars travelling along Interstate 75 in rural Kentucky was at large on Sunday night after a day-long manhunt by multiple law enforcement agencies through rugged, wooded terrain. Read...

A telehealth service has been set up at the South Taranaki Rural Health General Practice at Hawera Hospital. Read...

Neville Capes and Suzanne Brewer were travelling along a quiet rural road late one night in February 1982 when suddenly they saw a car`s headlights right in front of them. Read...

The Aged Care Association says many rural communities will end up with no facilities if the government fails to fund them properly. Read...

The rural sector in north Canterbury`s Hurunui district describe how drought conditions and demanding economic settings have left them battling. Read...

Rural residents have been waiting eight years for their new Clarence River bridge, after the 7.8 magnitude Kaikoura earthquake destroyed the original crossing. Read...

A significant number of rural principals intend leaving the job within four years of starting, according to a NZ Rural Schools Association survey. Read...

Homeless and hungry, Daniel Patrick Banks knocked on the door of a rural farmhouse in eastern Taranaki last August. Read...