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Northland Business news
Growing optimism for the 2025 avocado season
The avocado industry is holding on to hope for a good season in 2025.
Marsden Estate winery sold to British trust after 10 years on market
Vineyard and winery sold after spectre of subdivision loomed.
Could biochar be the wonder product for forestry and farming?
Charcoal-like product is made from smouldering woody offcuts in large kilns.
Matakohe Architecture shares how it uses kaupapa Māori
Jade Kake talks to Tom Raynel about how kaupapa Māori influences Matakohe's designs.
Fletcher Building inks $45m Marsden Point ex-refinery deal
It's the first customer to sign a deal after the oil refinery shut down.
Banned fraudster fails again, recruitment firm owes $8.4 million
The company employed a lot of immigrant workers as contractors now owed money.
Fonterra farmers will zero in on milk price in FY24 results this week
Plans for the sale of the consumer business are also in the market spotlight.
'Absolutely thrilled': The Star is reborn - 103-year-old newspaper resurrected after closure
The presses are rolling again.
Dairy products take the coastal route to market
Some of Northland’s dairy exports are heading out of the area by sea instead of road.
Northport fast-track bid sparks debate over Rosie Mercer's involvement
Rosie Mercer's wide-ranging advice to Ministers: fast-track, infrastructure & the regions.
First look: Inside Northland oil refinery post-shutdown
Marsden Point was once a hive of activity – now it's quiet and pipes are rusted.
Business news around NZ
Fonterra reassures customers it's not using feed additive Bovaer
Trials have shown it is not very effective in pasture-grazing animals.
Kiwi period care brand AWWA acquired by North American giant
Somedays is the North American leader in natural period pain relief products.
Michele Wilson AWWA founder and Lux Perry Somedays founder on the brand acquisition
Michele Wilson AWWA founder and Lux Perry Somedays founder talk to Tom Raynel about what comes next for the period care brands.
More Northland business news
Northport expansion's creation of jobs outweighed by coastal impact
Independent commissioners have declined the resource consents to expand.
Brown v Bishop on housing ‘flood’; Mayor’s wharf dream inches closer
Auckland Council versus Government on freeing up land on the outskirts. Who will win?
Northland businesses feeling the pinch offered workshops, mentoring
ASB economists warn about Northland’s outlook but help is on hand for businesses.
Northland power outage: NorthChamber says businesses will seek compensation
It's estimated Northland businesses lost between $40 million and $60m during the outage.
Young 'cash poor' farmers in 'mental stress' - Fed Farmers
'Our returns are down, our costs are up, and there’s very little spare cash.'
Car owners cancel insurance policies as cost of living bites
With grocery bills soaring and petrol prices hitting hard, drivers are letting it lapse.
What even is the Budget? Here's all you need to know - and why it matters to you
It's getting a lot of hype but what even is "The Budget"?
Say cheese: Waipū traditional goat cheese maker takes top trophy
Belle Chevre Creamery’s Betta than Feta won the Best in Class Goats Milk Cheese.
April 1 Govt cash boosts: Everything your family can claim from today
Thousands will be affected by the financial adjustments.
Veggie mince Vince poised to become core brand in New Zealand supermarkets
The business grew out of Debbie and Nigel Stowe's experiments for their allergic daughter.
Seeka feels lash of 2023 weather with $14.5m net loss
Prospects now look brighter as improved growing conditions signal record kiwifruit crops.
What to expect from today's unemployment data
New Labour data expected to paint a mixed picture of employment market.
More than 300 workers needed for Far North kiwifruit season
Far North kiwifruit harvest needs hundreds of people to fill vital jobs.
From sea to land: The kingfish farm of the future
The journey to this point has been one of scientific discovery and practical application.
‘Stoked’: $637m Fonterra payout for Northland’s dairy farmers
No big spend up from Northland's dairy farmers despite big payout
Oil shock: Motorists should brace for more pain despite warning to petrol companies
Surge comes as Commerce Commissions sends 'please explain' over regional pricing.
Room for two: The popular avocado farm hailed for its native mushrooms
Advocate photographer Tania Whyte captures an inside look at the popular growers.
'Pretty impossible': Couple struggling with rising living costs head to Australia for better life
'Over there the job is better paying, we can have a better work-life balance.'