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Gas line leak costs dairy industry $46m
New growing sites may help save kiwifruit
Kiwifruit growing regions outside the Bay of Plenty could soon play bigger parts in a $1 billion-a-year industry battling…
Dairy prices up 1.8pc overnight (+graphic)
World dairy prices rose 1.8 per cent in the latest overnight auction, with whole milk powder prices soaring 9.2 per cent…
Oz supermarket giant drops Kiwi cheese
One of Australia's biggest supermarket chains has dropped New Zealand's Mainland cheese brand much to the chagrin of its…
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Avoiding or evading tax used to be socially acceptable, or at least not socially unacceptable. Bernard Hickey looks at how…
Farmers anticipate tough times ahead
Confidence in the rural sector this Spring is being sapped by lower commodity prices and a continuing high New Zealand dollar…
New voice for local farmers
The new president of Federated Farmers in Wairarapa is aiming to make sure local farmers have their voice heard. Bideford's…
Editorial: Meridian needs best deal
Meridian Energy is not a private enterprise but in negotiation with Rio Tinto it must act like one. If it can get a better…
Agriculture
Helicopter called out to injured farm worker
A farm worker was seriously injured when he was struck by a piece of farming equipment in the South…
43 new Psa-V cases discovered as vine-killer spreads
The kiwifruit vine-killing disease Psa-V is continuing to spread throughout the Western Bay and further afield. Forty-three…
Auckland has second-lowest workplace injury rate: stats
Auckland had the second-lowest rate of workplace injuries last year despite more workers claiming ACC than in any other…
Fonterra unveils new share trading board
Former PriceWaterhouseCoopers chairman John Shewan has been appointed chairman of the establishment board set up for the…
Business
Jobs to go as Orcon merges with Kordia Networks
Internet company Orcon is merging its operations with owner Kordia's other New Zealand telecommunications business, putting…
Rural
Bruce Wills: Rural life and culture set us apart
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By banning promotional imagery of Maori and country scenes, Tourism NZ is denying our global uniqueness…
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Boeing planes flying out the door
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Boeing is cranking out planes faster, and it's paying off. The big US aerospace company is on track…
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