Apr 8, 2023 | Press Releases
The organisers of a community effort in Golden Bay which raised nearly $50,000 to assist those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle are now encouraging other rural communities to adopt their model. Rural contractors Stacey Strange and her husband Tristan brought The Farmers...
Apr 5, 2023 | Press Releases
Leanne Hartnett, a 25 year old Irish woman doing her first season in New Zealand as a rural contractor, is loving the life here – though it took a while to get used to the size of machinery she’s required to drive. “You have to drive way bigger machines over here. We...
Feb 13, 2023 | Press Releases
Who said there’s no such thing as a free lunch? In June, rural contractors will be getting free lunches, free dinners and even free beer. After a couple of tough years which have seen rural contractors working through floods, droughts and labour shortages, they are...
Aug 11, 2022 | Press Releases
Rural contractors really need to know the numbers that drive their business and share them with their farmer clients. That was the advice from NZX Head of Insights, Julia Jones, to the first of three Rural Contractors NZ roadshows, held in Palmerston North, Whangarei...
Jul 14, 2022 | Press Releases
Following judging of eight finalists, Rural Contractors NZ is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural RCNZ trainee contractor of the year awards. The awards were segmented to recognise excellence in contracting in both the North and South Islands. North...
Jun 9, 2022 | Press Releases
Eight finalists from Kaikohe to Invercargill have been confirmed for the Rural Contractors New Zealand Trainee Contractor of the Year award. All come from the ranks of those who joined the HanzonJobs initiative which sees trainees record their daily work experiences,...
