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Weathering the 'worst drought in 50 years' as an organic dairy farmer
Moving to once-a-day milking has helped Janet Fleming through Taranaki's recent drought.
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Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam
11 Apr 2025Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorresteyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand.
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'We've become a $10 million business and it doesn't feel like we're overrun'
4:36 pm todayPhil Moeke is the manager of Te Kōhaka o Tāne (The Nest of Tānemahuta), a commercial nursery in Invercargill that has grown over 800,000 native trees and plants…
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'Thousands of them': Uproar over illegal dumping of dead animals
11 Apr 2025Animal carcasses have put community water at risk of contamination in the Far North, causing frustration among residents.
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Wood, hemp sectors want to join wool in new government construction rules
Other sectors are disappointed they have so far missed out on the government's boost for the wool sector.
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Mt Taranaki eruption could cut off 5000 farms
9 Apr 2025Researchers many roads and bridges around the mountain could be affected if the volcano were ever to erupt.
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NZ's largest farm clear of bovine tuberculosis
New Zealand's largest working farm, Molesworth Station, has declared its cattle free of bovine tuberculosis for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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Tiny 'green thumbs' produce winning giant pumpkin in Northland
9 Apr 2025A four-year-old Northland girl has been awarded for her giant pumpkin growing skills for the second year in a row.
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MPI's consultant spend halved, still $40m in FY2024
9 Apr 2025Government departments and agencies were ordered to find savings last year, including salaried and contracted staff.
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'Sea sausage': Kiwi fishers create innovative crayfish bait
7 Apr 2025The bait is made entirely of crayfish waste products.
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Country Life: 'I always give them a little blessing before they fly away'
5 Apr 2025Gloria Harris has been running a nohinohi little owl and ruru morepork rescue service for 30 years. "I've probably cared for close to 300 birds."
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Sculpture festival with rural backblocks flavour at Kimbolton
4 Apr 2025The tiny Manawatū town will host the biennial event for the fifth time this weekend.
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Farmer sentenced to ban, community detention for neglecting sheep
9 Apr 2025Inspectors found 25 sheep and several newborn lambs recently dead on the Tararua property.
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NZ hazelnut producers plead for more research to crack open opportunities
4 Apr 2025Local growers account for just 10-15 percent of the nuts consumed in New Zealand each year. Audio
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Marsden Point closure sparks five-year delay, re-location of $70m glasshouse
2 Apr 2025Northland will likely miss out on a multimillion-dollar, government-backed vegetable growing operation following the closure of the Marsden Point refinery near Whangārei.
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Tasman famers pin hopes on forecast rainfall
2 Apr 2025A farmer in the drought-stricken Tasman District says the heavy rain forecast for tomorrow will be a much-needed relief.
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Industrial hemp should be an 'agricultural crop' not a 'drug', says grower
1 Apr 2025The industrial hemp sector is feeling unified and buoyant by a long-awaited regulatory review that it hopes will see more farmers adopt the crop and unlock its economic, social and environmental…
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Father-of-two wins shearing double-crown
1 Apr 2025The first-time finalist blitzed the field during Saturday's Great New Zealand Muster, shearing 25 sheep in less than 20 minutes.
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Plastic wrap producers targeted under proposed 'Green Farms' scheme
6 Apr 2025A levy would contribute to the recycling of baleage and silage covers.
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Northland farmers welcome heavy rainfall amid drought
6 Apr 2025The president of Federated Farmers in Northland says farmers have been grateful for the downpour.
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Country Life: Conditions on the farm
4 Apr 2025Dry conditions persist among much of the North Island but relief could be in sight. Grapes, apples and kiwifruit are being picked across Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay.
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SheepMaster: Hawke's Bay farm's foray into shedding sheep
4 Apr 2025Dean Martin has carried on the legacy set by his dad and is not afraid to try new things - from shedding sheep to regenerative agriculture practices.
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'Milk from an almond, then why not a sheep': Fernglen Farm's sheep dairy addition
4 Apr 2025Fernglen Farm is a family affair helping people learn more about the benefits of sheep milk, while also ensuring strong welfare standards for their animals and finding new ways to balance the…
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NZ timber exports immune from Trump tariff hit
The United States was New Zealand's third largest market for timber exports.
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Half a century on organics pioneers seek 'new blood' for farm
One of the country's oldest organically certified farms is looking for the next generation to lead its operations.
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Nearly 1000 bales of hay stolen in single day
4 Apr 2025Police are investigating the theft of hundreds of bales of hay worth thousands of dollars in Taranaki.
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'Fly Ferns' prepare to tackle world's best anglers
3 Apr 2025The team are clocking up the training hours on the world-class waterways of the Central North Island.
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Silver Fern Farms restructures, records another loss
The red meat company has recorded another bit loss, which it put down to low market pricing and "historically low" livestock flows in 2024.
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