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![Mark Cameron: Time to relax the regulatory burden on farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mark Cameron: Time to relax the regulatory burden on farmers
OPINION: Understanding the natural world, cause and effect, all of this intrigued me.
![Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift
OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.
![Farmers put off debt repayment as economic pressure tightens](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Farmers put off debt repayment as economic pressure tightens
Lower farmgate returns, shock milk price drop and rising costs bite bottom lines.
![‘Expect a bloodbath’: Futures pricing suggests another weak dairy auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
‘Expect a bloodbath’: Futures pricing suggests another weak dairy auction
Prices are expected to weaken further at latest Global Dairy Trade auction.
![New tourism venture for well-known oyster farm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
New tourism venture for well-known oyster farm
The Ōhope oyster farm's new owners have big plans.
![Shareholder advocate suing Nido promoter, Maat directors over $41m investor losses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Shareholder advocate suing Nido promoter, Maat directors over $41m investor losses
"An extraordinarily high loss for a New Zealand commercial property syndication."
![Milk price meltdown: The $5b hit coming to NZ’s economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Milk price meltdown: The $5b hit coming to NZ’s economy
It means less tax for the Government and some farmers may not be able to stay in business.
![Is Fonterra's heavy hand still behind our milk price-setting system?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Is Fonterra's heavy hand still behind our milk price-setting system?
There are allegations Fonterra's still in the driving seat, despite industry law changes.
![Nation of Debt: $63b down, farmers struggling to break even](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Nation of Debt: $63b down, farmers struggling to break even
Farm debt has come down but rising costs and a falling milk price are piling pressure on.
![Desert oasis: How to grow three tonnes of lettuce a day where it’s as dry as dust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Desert oasis: How to grow three tonnes of lettuce a day where it’s as dry as dust
World's biggest vertical farm serving up fresh produce for Emirates passengers.
![Kiwifruit growers' court appeal dismissed, rates hike here to stay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwifruit growers' court appeal dismissed, rates hike here to stay
It concludes a two-and-a-half-year battle between orchardists and the council.
![Editorial: Here’s hoping the Aussies walk away from EU trade deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Editorial: Here’s hoping the Aussies walk away from EU trade deal
EDITORIAL: New Zealand's EU trade deal looks good compared to no deal at all.
!['Walk away': Australia’s farmers rubbish NZ-Europe free trade deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Walk away': Australia’s farmers rubbish NZ-Europe free trade deal
EU deals show globalisation is not dead - but some sectors ask what difference that makes.
![Brian Doughty wins Whanganui Rural Community Board byelection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Brian Doughty wins Whanganui Rural Community Board byelection
Doughty said he now had to work to give people what they wanted.
![Nearly 400,000 chickens reared in 7 weeks at huge Helensville farm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Nearly 400,000 chickens reared in 7 weeks at huge Helensville farm
The farm is also the same one where 180,000 chickens died in 2019 after a power outage.
![Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
![Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Workers have unacceptably high exposures to carcinogens, study finds
58 per cent of workers in NZ are exposed to at least one cancer-causing agent at work.
![Could biofortified 'super-veges' help us live longer, healthier lives?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Could biofortified 'super-veges' help us live longer, healthier lives?
Telegraph: Biofortification may be a more palatable option for consumers than GE.
![PM Chris Hipkins to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
PM Chris Hipkins to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping
PM's office has confirmed he will meet with Xi during his trip to China next week.
![China will pick up towards end of 2023, Fonterra CEO says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
China will pick up towards end of 2023, Fonterra CEO says
Miles Hurrell said the market had some rebalancing of inventory to go through.
!['I haven’t met anyone who’s wet or whiny': Hipkins reacts to Luxon comments at Fieldays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'I haven’t met anyone who’s wet or whiny': Hipkins reacts to Luxon comments at Fieldays
The PM was all too pleased to stick the boot into National's Christopher Luxon as well.
![PM to visit China as it hits back over joint statement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
PM to visit China as it hits back over joint statement
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will lead a group of business leaders to China.
![Watch: Luxon speaks to media as Nats reveal agriculture emissions pricing plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Watch: Luxon speaks to media as Nats reveal agriculture emissions pricing plan
Christopher Luxon will announce his party's agricultural emissions policy.
![The China Tightrope: Unpacking NZ's relationship with our biggest trading partner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
The China Tightrope: Unpacking NZ's relationship with our biggest trading partner
A new book takes a deep dive into New Zealand's relationship with China.
![Bruised, battered but still bold: Zespri’s hopes for kiwifruit industry after economic storm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bruised, battered but still bold: Zespri’s hopes for kiwifruit industry after economic storm
Many growers in the sweetheart export sector are 'under severe financial stress'.
![Business leaders named in King's Birthday Honours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Business leaders named in King's Birthday Honours
Vegetable-growing, IT, a four-day week, journalism: honours for leaders in their fields.
![King's Birthday Honours: Steve Wyn-Harris recognised for services to farming, rural communities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
King's Birthday Honours: Steve Wyn-Harris recognised for services to farming, rural communities
The Waipukurau dry-stock farmer and media identity receives an ONZM.
!['A taste of blood' - Dogs maul retiree's pet sheep, neighbour fears for kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'A taste of blood' - Dogs maul retiree's pet sheep, neighbour fears for kids
Brutal night-time attacks by dogs have left six sheep dead in Tikitere, Rotorua.
![A 2023/24 milk price of $8/kg will be a pinch for farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
A 2023/24 milk price of $8/kg will be a pinch for farmers
Fonterra's "mid-point" forecast of $8/kg will be close to break-even for farmers.