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![North Island's worst drought in 70 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
North Island's worst drought in 70 years
A climate expert believes summers like this one will become the new norm for New Zealand. Droughts have already been declared across much of the North Island.
![Drought spreads down NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Drought spreads down NZ
The drought is working its way down the country, and with with no change predicted until at least mid-March, farmers from Northland to Southland are suffering.
![Farmers in crisis as city fills pools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farmers in crisis as city fills pools
Big dry forces stock selloffs, but Aucklanders can still water gardens, wash cars thanks to Waikato River supplies
![Global dairy prices surge 10.4pc (+graphic)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Global dairy prices surge 10.4pc (+graphic)
World dairy prices have surged to the highest since June 2011 with the prospect of New Zealand production curtailed by drought.
![Dairy clear of DCD from November - Ministry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dairy clear of DCD from November - Ministry
Testing for a toxic agricultural substance in New Zealand dairy products has found no traces of it after mid-November last year.
![Dry summer pushes up world dairy prices (+graphic)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dry summer pushes up world dairy prices (+graphic)
The hot dry summer in the North Island is helping to push world dairy prices up - but the high kiwi dollar is taking the cream off the top.
![Theo Spierings: Fund float boosts Fonterra footing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Theo Spierings: Fund float boosts Fonterra footing
When the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund made its debut on the NZX last December, the co-operative was finally able to put its capital structure on a firm footing.
![Sue Kedgley: Another food scare, another crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Sue Kedgley: Another food scare, another crisis
It's always interesting to see how corporations and governments respond to a food safety crisis, writes Sue Kedgley.
!['Entering the grip of a drought'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Entering the grip of a drought'
Hot, dry weather has many Bay of Plenty dairy farmers struggling to make ends meet as Tauranga stares down the barrel of the third driest month in living memory.
![Swift backlash over dairy DCD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Swift backlash over dairy DCD
A New Zealand exporter selling infant formula in China says the latest agricultural chemical issue is a public relations disaster and sales have fallen "to zero".
![Crafar Farms animal abuse trial postponed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Crafar Farms animal abuse trial postponed
A trial involving five parties linked to the running of Crafar Farms who face hundreds of charges between them of animal abuse has been postponed.
![Global dairy prices bounce back](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Global dairy prices bounce back
The price of dairy products rose 2 per cent in the first GlobalDairyTrade auction of the year, recovering losses through the tail-end of last year.
![Dairy prices up 1.1pc overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dairy prices up 1.1pc overnight
World dairy prices have risen in the last online auction of the year.
![Fonterra hunts for new HQ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fonterra hunts for new HQ
The world's largest global milk processor and dairy exporter wants to move into New Zealand's best new building in four years.