Today we received some fantastic drawings from the children in Room 15 at Freeville School. These were to say thank you for the woolen slippers they received as part of our Communities Knitting Together Project. Read More
Today we received some fantastic drawings from the children in Room 15 at Freeville School. These were to say thank you for the woolen slippers they received as part of our Communities Knitting Together Project. Read More

Calls for help from the Christchurch Women's Refuge and the Dallington Community Hub in the eastern suburbs have resulted in a great example of teamwork, with The Warehouse donating a supply of warm pyjamas, children’s underwear, bed socks and hot water bottles. Read More

When ‘Farmy Army’ members rolled up their sleeves to clean up the liquefaction in Christchurch after the June earthquake, RWNZ member Helen Heddell also launched into action to organise the catering crews to ensure no-one was working on an empty stomach. Read More
Wow! Over 6,000 pairs sold in less than three weeks! This has meant the NZ Sock Company is working very hard to keep up, and we do thank everyone for their patience if you are having to wait a little longer for orders. It’s also meant a huge logistical exercise in our national office processing the accounts and sending out all the orders. We’ve been helped in this by Bridget Evans, our president’s daughter, without whom we would never have coped! Read More
Tamati from the Breakfast Show TV1 will (hopefully) be wearing our socks on Friday live from ANZ Ashburton. Ashburton Hospital is also doing a promotion of aftersocks, as are two local Christchurch schools who are selling them and children can wear them for a special aftersocks mufti day. Read More
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Rural Women New Zealand members and friends walked the length of New Zealand yesterday, then turned round and walked halfway back again! Read More
Sixteen exciting and innovative businesses are in the line up for the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2012. Read More
Health professionals with an interest in the rural sector are being invited to apply for the Rural Women NZ & Access Homehealth 2012 scholarship. Read More
Rural Women New Zealand endorses the call by the chief coroner for it to become mandatory for coroners’ recommendations to be responded to by Government agencies. Read More
Our cookbook A Good Harvest - Recipes From The Gardens Of Rural Women New Zealand in #3 in the NZ best sellers list! Read More
A new collection of writing published by South Canterbury Rural Women New Zealand is a treasure trove of stories and poems celebrating the lives and work of rural women. Read More