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Pull on your gumboots, stay well
Friday, 18 July 2014, 4:29 pm | Rural Women
Rural Women New Zealand reminds Far North families to be mindful about drinking water, pull on their gumboots, wash hands and faces thoroughly, and cover cuts and grazes before they come into contact with flood water to reduce the chance of getting ... More >>
Share your farming or rural life story
Monday, 14 July 2014, 4:21 pm | Rural Women
Rural Women New Zealand is inviting people to get creative by writing short stories and taking photos and videos to showcase New Zealand farming life today. More >>
Entries open for Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2014
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 10:28 am | Rural Women
Entries are now open for the Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2014, offering women running small rural businesses the opportunity to boost their profiles and gain recognition for their achievements. “This is the sixth year we’ve run the awards, and we’re ... More >>
HP New Zealand Launches Rural Schools Technology Competition
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 1:52 pm | Rural Women
Entries for HP’s Rural Schools Competition opened this week, giving rural New Zealand primary schools the chance to win a share of $20,000 worth of HP products and support. More >>
Rural Women NZ celebrates Road Safety Week
Friday, 16 May 2014, 4:17 pm | Rural Women
Rural Women NZ celebrates Road Safety Week with good news from 20K school bus signs trial More >>
International Year of Family Farming roadshow
Monday, 17 February 2014, 11:34 am | Rural Women
When the time comes to pass on the family farm to the next generation, the process can be fraught with difficult conversations and tough decisions. More >>
Rural Women gardening grants give green fingers a boost
Friday, 7 February 2014, 11:08 am | Rural Women
Ten rural schools will be busy creating vegetable gardens after winning $2000 gardening grants from Rural Women New Zealand and Farmlands. More >>
Either Way It’s 20K
Friday, 24 January 2014, 12:16 pm | Rural Women
Either Way It’s 20K – Rural Women call for speed limit signs to be approved for school buses More >>
Rural Women NZ members' success in local elections
Monday, 14 October 2013, 11:32 am | Rural Women
Rural Women NZ members' success in local elections First time candidate Jacqui Church of Onewhero Rural Women has romped home in the 2013 local elections, polling in first place in the Awaroa ki Tuakau ward of the Waikato District Council, according to ... More >>
Rural Women NZ Leads on International Year of Family Farming
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 12:16 pm | Rural Women
Rural Women New Zealand is excited to play a key role in organising a programme of events to celebrate the UN International Year of Family Farming in 2014. More >>
Otago Paramedic wins Rural Women NZ/Access Scholarship
Friday, 2 August 2013, 1:03 pm | Rural Women
Annabel Taylor is no stranger to rural medical emergencies and farm accidents, and now she’ll be even better equipped to deal with them, thanks to winning this year’s $3,000 Rural Women NZ/Access Scholarship. More >>
Rural Women launches Y Front Up for Prostate Cancer campaign
Friday, 14 June 2013, 6:37 pm | Rural Women
Pikelets are proving popular with the punters at the Rural Women New Zealand stand at the National Fieldays at Mystery Creek in Hamilton. More >>
Drink driving and speeding a serious rural problem
Friday, 31 May 2013, 11:36 am | Rural Women
Drink driving and speeding are key areas of concern for rural people according to an online rural crime survey conducted by Rural Women New Zealand. More >>
Rural Crime and Safety Survey 2013
Monday, 18 March 2013, 12:12 pm | Rural Women
Rural Crime and Safety Survey 2013 - Rural Women NZ Rural Women New Zealand has today launched a rural survey on crime and safety that is aimed at making rural communities safer places to live. “The online survey goes live today, and we are hoping for ... More >>
Rural Women NZ ‘Feeling Rotten’ survey
Friday, 8 February 2013, 12:57 pm | Rural Women
Media release For immediate release 8 February 2013 Financial stresses and family problems emerging as major factors in Rural Women NZ ‘Feeling Rotten’ survey In the week since it was launched, there has been a big response to the Rural Women ... More >>
Rural delivery a lifeline says Rural Women NZ
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 12:13 pm | Rural Women
Media release For immediate release 30 January 2013 Future of postal services: Rural delivery a lifeline says Rural Women NZ Rural Women New Zealand says while it understands the need for NZ Post to look at its business model in the face of a dramatic decrease ... More >>
More public scrutiny required for proposed charter schools
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 12:09 pm | Rural Women
Rural Women New Zealand says if the government is to go ahead with its proposed partnership or charter schools, it’s vital that parents and the community are involved in their governance. “We are concerned that though these schools are to be publicly ... More >>
Rural School Road Safety Initiatives Welcomed
Friday, 25 January 2013, 2:58 pm | Rural Women
/ Media release 25 January 2013 For immediate release Rural School Road Safety Initiatives Welcomed Rural Women New Zealand has cause to celebrate ‘Back to School’ this year as two rural safety initiatives it’s been promoting get the green light. “We ... More >>
Ruling over Salisbury School good news for rural schools
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 12:57 pm | Rural Women
Media release For immediate release 12 December 2012 Rural Women New Zealand welcomes the news that Nelson’s Salisbury residential school for girls with special needs looks set to remain open next year, following yesterday’s High Court ruling overturning ... More >>
Rural Women Newsletter
Friday, 19 October 2012, 11:31 am | Rural Women
Labour weekend! Hope the weather is kind so we can get planting in the vege garden. Don't forget to check out the handy planting tips in A Good Harvest - and we've got one copy to give away to a lucky reader! 19 October 2012 More >>
