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12:35 PM.The MetService has an orange heavy rain warning in place for the Westland District south of Hokitika, as well as Fiordland and Otago Lakes.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Gisborne fishers are taking extra steps to protect Rock Lobster populations in a bid to protect the future of the fishery between Mahia, north to Gisborne and the East Cape - which was left battered… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.A leading sheep farming is giving up selling through wool auctions.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Dairy giant Fonterra claims it has a strong pipeline of suppliers from its competitor Synlait wanting to return to the co-op - amid turbulent financial times for the specialty milk producer.

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12:35 PM.The country's largest meat processor and marketer, Silver Fern Farms, has just reported a net loss after tax of $24.4 million for the 2023 financial year.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.An over-reliance on supplying logs for China's once booming construction sector is biting, as demand dries up - pulling prices down as forestry exports are forecast to drop 9 percent.

Sally Murphy… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmers spending less is having flow-on effects in the regions, and it's been especially tough in Southland where some businesses have had to close down due to the economic downturn.

Sally Murphy has… Read more Audio