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Farmers 'still very short of feed' as drought continues

Farmers grateful to meat workers for processing stock during pandemic.

Recent rain helps but more needed

Fingers crossed in rural areas for more rain as predicted.

Grass starting to grow with good rain in Northland, but drought continues

More rain in March in Northland than whole of January and February.

Drought declared - 'This might be our new norm'

Drought level in Whanganui, Ruapehu, Rangitikei approaches that in 2011.

Drought relief: Govt gives $2m more to desperate farmers

It's the latest in a series of aids to ease the burden as the dry spell continues.

Local Focus: Defiant organic farmers await prosecution

Lindsay Farm is bending or breaking Government rules. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Farmers plea for help as feed runs out

Plans to barge supplies from Canterbury.

BNZ sees risk of recession from drought, virus

BNZ sees risk of a recession from drought and coronavirus. ANZ says the risks are rising.

Northland farmer slams MPI over M. bovis after neighbouring stock test positive

Northland beef farmer unhappy at a lack of notification about M. bovis infection nearby.

NZ dairy farm sales plummet, prices weaken, despite firm outlook

Dairy farm sales, and prices, have plummeted in the last two years.

Mystery solved: MPI reveals probable source of thousands of dead fish

It's "highly likely" MPI has found the source of the dead fish.

Marine mystery: Thousands of dead fish wash up in Hauraki Gulf

Locals are cleaning up trailer loads of dead fish off the beaches.

Suspected poaching: Divers' legal crayfish takes tipped out

"Locals have taken the kōura catch and tipped it back into the water."

'They are scrupulous': Anger as Hawke's Bay raw milk supplier 'raided' by MPI

MPI says it makes no apologies for holding suppliers to account "to protect health".

Follow the money - the big money behind rodeo opposition

Whangarei's rodeo is off for a year after being targeted by animal rights' activists.

MPI fires stark warning to raw milk retailers

MPI says consumer health being put at risk through tactics that avoid compliance costs.