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New rules to limit farm to forestry conversions - but does loophole remain?
Agriculture and Forestry Minister Todd McClay announced new legislation will be introduced later this year.
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Potential buyers step up for Fonterra's consumer business
4:15 pm todayLeading international dairy companies are looking to get a slice of the prized assets.
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'Quite confronting': Survey reveals financial, mental health issues among contract milkers
25 minutes agoSurvey organisers said the results were 'disappointing', but 'not surprising'.
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Solid forecast for agriculture exports, despite tariffs
8:15 am todayAgricultural exports prices are expected to be resilient, though increased competition in key markets may eventually put pressure on prices.
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Boutique dairy company in Havelock North to close down after 15 years
4 May 2025Havelock North-based boutique dairy company Origin Earth is closing down after 15 years of providing customers with locally sourced sustainable products.
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Conditions on farms and orchards around the motu
4 May 2025Wet weather caused flooding and disrupted the kiwifruit harvest, but for many drought-afflicted farmers, it has been welcomed.
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Thousands of chooks saved from Canterbury floods
4 May 2025Much of Canterbury has been inundated with flood water after days of heavy rainfall.
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'Farms are one of the last places I'd ever wanted to be'
3 May 2025Raymond Sagapolutele was not sure what to expect when he arrived at Castle Hill Station for a Creative NZ residency.
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NZ to host global rural health event; leaders spurred to act
2 May 2025The rural healthcare sector is telling the government that the way New Zealand addresses health inequalities for rural and indigenous Māori patients will be under global scrutiny next year.
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Conditions on farms and orchards around the motu
3 May 2025Wet weather caused flooding and disrupted the kiwifruit harvest. But for many drought-afflicted farmers it's been welcomed.
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Life is gourd for pumpkin seed growers at Summer Hill Seeds
4 May 2025Whanganui farming couple Clare and Grant Adkins are growing plant proteins alongside their animal proteins.
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'Farms are one of the last places I'd ever wanted to be'
2 May 2025Raymond Sagapolutele was not sure what to expect when he arrived at Castle Hill Station for a Creative NZ residency.
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Levin farmers launch mushroom coffee
2 May 2025The coffee includes extracts of lion's mane and cordyceps.
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Quad bike death could have been avoided - WorkSafe
1 May 2025The bike flipped at low speed and killed Ethen Payne at an Eketāhuna dairy farm in 2022.
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Uncertainty as Auckland's only harness training track hits market again
1 May 2025The 35-hectare Pukekohe site has operated for 77 years for professional horse trotting and pacing and is owned by the Auckland Trotting Club.
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Rural families amped for duck hunting season
1 May 2025"Getting out of house and seeing what's out and about in the wild ... it's a bonus if you get a duck or two," says 10-year-old George Slavin.
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NZ climate investor puts millions into start-up reducing methane emissions
1 May 2025The American start-up is promising to lower the climate-warming impact of cow burps.
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NZ scientists share passion for high-value fruit with Vietnamese farmers
They are teaming up with more than 70 farmers across Vietnam to enhance and future-proof the production of passionfruit in the Southeast Asian republic.
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Agritourism business lets farming family see their home anew
25 Apr 2025Meet the Robinsons - fifth generation sheep and beef farmers who've added a diverse range of income streams to the family farm.
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Stud owner brings new meaning to 'a bull in a china shop'
25 Apr 2025Collecting fine china is an unusual hobby for a bull breeder, but Tony Thompson is a man of many passions including breeding top quality cattle, pioneering embryo work and mentoring the next…
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Rural women face barriers to abortion, contraceptive care - review
28 Apr 2025Earlier in April, Ministry of Health reviewed certain matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act (1977).
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Fonterra hits legal obstacle in plan to sell Mainland Group
28 Apr 2025Dairy giant Fonterra plans to sell its consumer products businesses.
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Demand for cottage cheese 'is going nuts', with no sign of slowing
The high protein, low calorie dairy food is being snatched off supermarket shelves as social media spruiks its health benefits and feeds the craze with recipes.
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Minecraft version of historic New Zealand farm being used as educational tool
23 Apr 2025Sow the Seed subject advisor Suzy Newman said it complemented new study units they created for year 7-10 students' science and agricultural curriculum.
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New rodeo champion adds more lustre to family tradition
A title-winning teen has made history as the youngest rider to qualify for the 2025 NZ National Finals Rodeo.
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Wairarapa farmer's DIY lake brings 'peace of mind'
18 Apr 2025Len French wanted a lake to help with water security on his eastern Wairarapa farm. What he's built, Lake Braemore, is now a community asset that can be enjoyed by all.
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Farming with a toddler: 'He would sleep in a cot in the truck'
18 Apr 202520-month-old Charlie Munro already knows some dog calls and how to open gates. His Mum, Anna, also grew up at Cravendale, a hill country farm near Mount Somers.
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