Fonterra now strong enough to make capital return aside from consumer business sale: new report
Balance sheet also supports increased dividend target says Northington Partners.
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MPI and China’s customs authorities have been negotiating the issue since late 2023.
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Nil-drench regime from humble beginnings
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Stockfeed from tough bugs 'good for planet and people'
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Noxious weed? The gorse discourse of the 1940s
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Remembering Beryl Lee: A trailblazer in harness racing
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September red meat exports reflect complex global conditions
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The Country: Todd McClay on new trade agreement
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Lost legacy: Alliance Plant closure hits founding families hard
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Farm cadet training facility for Hawke's Bay
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Zespri's grim warning over rogue Chinese production of NZ gold kiwifruit
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'It's tough selling": Ram sales down
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Trade agreement with Gulf Co-operation Council countries signed after 18 years
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The Country: Shane Jones talks mining, and the US election
Wayne Langford, Shane Jones, Mike Casey, Chris Russell.
From trauma to teaching: How kids are changing farm safety
A former farmer says farm safety education should go up the family tree, rather than down.
Rural communities need more targeted mental health support - advocates
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New plan to get most of Northland's land use and manufacturing sector
Northland’s land use and manufacturing potential under spotlight in new initiative.
The town where kids bring their tractors to school
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The PM ponders a CGT on The Country
Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, Todd Clark, Blair Drysdale.
Rural women object to NZ Post's cutbacks: 'It's appalling'
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'A commitment': Meatworker's riverside restoration
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