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At the cutting edge - 'It's hard work making a top axe'
You won't find anything mass produced at Tuatahi, a small town business exporting handcrafted axes and saws to competitive woodchoppers around the world. Video, Audio
Dairying with deer
Hinds at Pāmu's Aratiatia deer milking unit are finishing up providing rich creamy milk for the season. Country Life is there at milking time to see how it's done. Video, Audio
Ginseng - digging new roots in NZ
Glen Chen sees huge potential in New Zealand for growing ginseng, a root which has been harvested for use in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. He grows wild-simulated ginseng… Audio
A milestone marked for meat industry
Celebrations have been held this week to mark the 140th anniversary of the first shipment of frozen New Zealand lamb arriving in the UK. George Berry has been researching the history of that first… Audio
The week in Detail: Volcanoes, elections, shipping and apples
Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. Catch up on any episodes you might have missed. Audio
Onion season could end in tears
An onion exporter estimates Europe will take just half the volume of New Zealand onions it usually sells this year. Audio
Markets grow for tiny Rockit apples
The Covid pandemic has lead to a lift in sales for the tiny Rockit apple. The apples are exported in a tube and consumers like that the fruit is not touched by a human hand after it leaves New… Audio
Farming Pāua - the black pearl of the ocean
A Bluff-based operation is farming cocktail-sized pāua using the pristine waters of Foveaux Strait. The New Zealand Abalone Company (TNZAC) is hoping to sell two million of the mini pāua every year. Audio
Calling Home: Grant Phelps in Valparaiso, Chile
After making wine around the globe, Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the… Audio
New Zealand's economy braces for the impact of the coronavirus
Tourism, travel, education and fresh food exports are bearing the initial brunt of the shutdown in Chinese cities and the closing of borders. But now it's also impacting on forestry. Audio
Wringing more than silverware from RWC 2019
Win or lose, the Rugby World Cup is being seen as a great opportunity to boost our economy. Audio
Angela Clifford: the foodie farmer passionate about sustainability
There's never a dull moment for Waipara Valley farmer, educator and foodie Angela Clifford. She grows 60 varieties of fruit and vegetables and has chickens, turkeys, ducks, sheep, bees, cows and pigs… Audio
The Big Apple: America gets the first bite
South Canterbury isn't famous for its premium apples, but one unfamiliar variety loves Timaru's cool climate and thrives there - the Honeycrisp. It's a sweet, firm apple grown exclusively for… Audio
NZ exporters cautious about dealing with Iran
New Zealand's leading exporters worry about the implications of exporting to Iran after the United States President warned of penalising those that associate with the country, the trade minister says. Audio
Kathryn Wilson lets her shoes do the talking
Designer Kathryn Wilson has thoroughly tread the boards of the Kiwi footwear industry. She talks to Sonia Sly about her naïve passion launching a label 15 years ago, how bumps in the road serve as… Audio
NZ's ongoing sheep export saga continues with Saudi deal
Analysis -The Saudi sheep deal is not the first chapter in New Zealand's on-again, off-again relationship with live sheep exports to the Middle East, writes Kim Griggs.
NZ and Sri Lanka beef up diplomatic ties
New Zealand and Sri Lanka have agreed to set up diplomatic posts in each other's countries, the Prime Minister John Key has announced.
Fiji's exporters say Australia's biosecurity changes 'overdue'
Fijian exporters say they are looking forward to see the promises of better biosecurity arrangements with Australia, as new entrepreneurs enter the export market.
NZ looks to cash in on hungry booming middle class in Asia
By 2025 over 1 billion Asian consumers will move from lower to middle class which means they will have money to spend on things they can't afford now - including more expensive, imported food. Video, Audio
How do we raise incomes in New Zealand?
Dieter Adam, the CEO of the New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters details the most important drivers of wealth creation Audio