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Kāinga Ora to allow wool carpet providers for its homes
30 Jan 2025For more than a decade, the government agency has used nylon carpet due to its durability and price.
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Taxpayers 'flogging a dead horse': ACT pushes for sale of Pāmu
The party's agriculture spokesperson says selling the SOE is a "no-brainer" because it's been a drain on the public purse for years.
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FarmRight converts mid Canterbury dairy farm to plant T&G apples
31 Jan 2025Fresh produce giant T&G Global is expanding its operations in Canterbury, planting a new crop of premium apples.
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Gisborne experiences coldest January in 35 years
31 Jan 2025The drop in temperature also meant a drop in tourists, and challenging growing conditions for farmers.
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Kiwifruit growers welcome $24.1m payout to Zespri for mice infestation
29 Jan 2025Kiwifruit growers are welcoming the $24.1 million payout Zespri has received for the mice infestation on last season's first shipment of SunGold to Europe as "a late Christmas present".
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Otago Avian botulism outbreak: Wetlands nearby being monitored
28 Jan 2025More than 1000 infected waterfowl died at the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant. Audio
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Thoroughbred horse breaks record with $2.4m sale
28 Jan 2025The highest priced filly ever sold in New Zealand has become the talk of the annual Karaka yearling sales.
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Centenarian's lessons from a lifetime of farming
26 Jan 2025Jill McKenzie was one of the first Land Girls at Lincoln during World War II. Now 101, she looks back on decades of connection to the land.
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Fonterra announces plans to slash fossil gas use by 38%
29 Jan 2025The country's rapidly depleting gas fields have sped up its electrification plans.
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'Nudies' help sheep farmers strip costs back to the bone
Wool prices might be rising at last but some farmers want sheep that don't even grow the fibre.
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Cows grazing in mud over winter 'appalling' - MPI
23 Jan 2025"Their coats were caked in mud, they didn't have a suitable dry lying area and when they were lying down, they were lying in mud."
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Farmer pleads not guilty to charge of failing to fix illegal earthworks
28 Jan 2025Colin Boyd - handed a $95,000 fine for redirecting a stream on his property - has pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to fix the damage.
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Fonterra caught up in misinfo about supplement
There's been a social media backlash to companies using the supplement overseas, with many pouring their milk down the drain on camera.
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'Grisly scenes': 142 lambs killed by dogs at Auckland working farm
23 Jan 2025Dozens of other lambs were injured by three roaming dogs, in two incidents at a regional working farm.
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Improved economic conditions for dairy farmers drive LIC $39m half-year profit
24 Jan 2025The Livestock Improvement Corporation says dairy farmers, who have weathered recent financial headwinds, have continued to invest in herd improvement driving its latest half-year profit.
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'A nice change': Green tinge returns to North Canterbury pastures
9 Jan 2025The area has been suffering from low rainfall for many months.
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Otago farm's bird flu recovery could take months
8 Jan 2025The ministry's chief veterinary officer Dr Mary van Andel said every trace of dirt and chicken litter needs to be removed and disposed of in a biosecure way.
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NZ's fruit bowl still shrinking, two years after cyclone
24 Jan 2025"Nobody who's been significantly affected will survive in their current form," local growers say. Audio
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Cheery outlook for cherry growers
8 Jan 2025A better crop of Central Otago cherries should result in higher profits for growers this season.
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Merino company says it will probe sheep cruelty claims
1 Jan 2025The New Zealand Merino Company says it will investigate claims of animal cruelty by an animal rights group - and could expel farms from its ethical wool accreditation programme.
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PETA hopeful of criminal convictions in sheep abuse probe
18 Jan 2025An animal rights group says it's glad MPI is taking action, but "history shows us that cases of animal abuse ... typically go unpunished".
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Rural stalwarts recognised in New Years honours
31 Dec 2024Nadia Lim and her husband Carlos Bagrie are among the recipients of New Year Honours from the farming community.
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Chef couple finds new home on the range
20 Dec 2024Wallingford Homestead in Central Hawke's Bay was once a bustling base for the local farming community. These days it's helping bridge the urban-rural divide and provides employment opportunities for…
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Why the produce on sale might not be what you expect
Compared to last year, a number of different types of fruit and vegetables appear cheaper.
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