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Insurer Tower quitting commercial rural sector to focus on smaller goals
The insurance company is quitting the commercial rural sector to 'simplify and improve efficiency.'
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Peony export growers 'picking furiously' in short, sharp season
17 Nov 2023Commercial flower growers are frantically picking their plush, pink peonies to get them off to export markets before they start to bloom.
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NZ onion industry celebrates 'significant step' in exporting to China
17 Nov 2023The onion industry is celebrating a step closer to getting its produce into China but there was still a "little bit of work" to get there.
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Young farmers dress to impress alongside pigs
17 Nov 2023The number of U18 entries to the Supreme Pig event has tripled compared to last year.
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Juken mill closure: Dozens lose jobs as demand for pine products falls
17 Nov 2023The forestry company has decided to close its Gisborne mill - with 60 workers set to lose their jobs before Christmas.
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Northland Regional Council freshwater plan could face farmer opposition
17 Nov 2023Far-reaching proposals for protecting Northland's rivers and lakes could see stock banned from erosion-prone farmland and up to 10 metres from all waterways.
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Patience bears fruit as couple reopen cyclone-hit produce business
17 Nov 2023The roadside sign is worse for wear and the shelves are still a little bare, but Springfield fruit and vege shop is back in business.
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Thousands turn out to see best bulls and heroic hogs
16 Nov 2023A scorching day in the Garden City brought masses of people to the second day of the New Zealand Agricultural Show. Audio
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Alliance reports $70 million loss
16 Nov 2023Meat company Alliance has reported a loss after tax of $70 million for the year ended September - a big flip from last years $73.6 million dollar profit.
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'Lacklustre growth' in rural economy over third quarter - report
Regional economic momentum is waning as the primary sector slowdown hits rural communities.
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Axle Rose the star at this year's NZ Agriculture Show
There was a real appetite for consumption at this year's NZ Agriculture Show, with a rare belgian blue hitting the stage.
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Westpac says farmers don't need new tech to meet its climate targets
Westpac bank has set a target for cutting the emissions of the farms it lends to.
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Motorcyclists' close call with logging trucks caught on camera
14 Nov 2023A logging company is urging motorists to be more patient after two motorbikes nearly collided with one of their trucks.
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Whakatāne kiwifruit firm fined $35,000 for unlawfully taking water for irrigation
A Whakatāne kiwifruit business has been fined $35,000 for unlawfully taking more than 18 million litres of water for irrigation.
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Students awarded for help with cyclone relief
A Lincoln University club which stuck in to help rural communities hit by Cyclone Gabrielle has been awarded for its volunteer efforts.
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West Coast council backs locally generated hydroelectricity
12 Nov 2023The remote region is facing some major decisions in keeping the lights on and electricty affordable.
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'Get out there and do some scouting': Growers told to watch out for fall armyworm
13 Nov 2023First discovered in New Zealand in March last year, the pest can chew through more than 350 plant species.
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'The prettiest showgrounds in NZ' setting for oldest country show
Thousands are expected through the gates as New Zealand's oldest agricultural show returns to Northland today.
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Fonterra adopts emissions 'intensity' reduction target
9 Nov 2023Fonterra has announced plans for a 30 percent intensity reduction in on-farm emissions by 2030 - but not an absolute reduction.
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Dame Lynda Topp fronts new campaign to promote fly fishing
8 Nov 2023Dame Lynda Topp got into fishing late in the game - on her 50th birthday - and has been hooked ever since she caught her first trout in Murchison.
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A doctor, an island and oil: The olive journey of Peter Crelinsten
Retired doctor Peter Crelinsten cultivates oil from his olive tree farm in Northland, focusing on the health benefits the oil offers. Audio
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Future of gene tech likely focus for National-led government
The future of controversial gene technologies are expected to be top of agenda for the incoming National-led government.
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Zespri meets China's foreign minister over illegal Sun Gold plantings
A grower took clippings to China in 2016 and the amount grown there has been increasing.
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20%-plus drop in lamb prices 'harder and faster' than expected
Lamb prices have dropped to levels not seen for six years, taking more than 20 percent off sheep farmers' incomes.
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