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Drought takes toll on economic confidence
The onset of drought conditions in the North Island has seen economic confidence plummet in many regions, according to a Westpac McDermott Miller survey.
Big dry pressures being put on farmers
A West Coast farming expert says he is seeing first-hand the pressures being put on farmers battling to combat the effects of the big dry.
Fonterra launches 'world-first' bottle
Dairy giant Fonterra has launched a "world-first" bottle that it says will protect milk from light and keep it fresher and tasting better for longer.
Farmers gain export relief
The drought gripping most of the country is hitting dairy farmers hard, but soaring export prices will partially offset lost production, economists say.
World dairy prices surge 14.8pc
Prices of dairy products surged to the highest in two years in Fonterra's latest Global Dairy Trade auction as drought curtails production in the North Island.
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
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
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)
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
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)
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.
World dairy prices up 3.1pc overnight (+graphic)
In the fifth straight gain, prices in the latest world dairy auction rose 3.1 per cent overnight, takings prices to their highest level in five months.
Secret meeting on new Fonterra HQ
A secret Auckland Council agenda item has revealed the Wynyard Quarter as a possible site for Fonterra's planned new $100 million campus-style world HQ.
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
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'
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
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".
Fertiliser aid dropped after milk tests
An important fertiliser aid has been culled from farmers' chemical shopping lists after it turned up in milk products destined for human consumption.
Boom in live cattle exports to China
Demand for New Zealand dairy livestock in China appears to be booming, with more than 38,000 live animals leaving our shores for Chinese pastures last year.