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Farmers fined $77k for discharging effluent into stream
Judge Tepania noted both defendants were careless for different reasons.
$1b hub’s big payoff: NZ’s convention centre gears for economic impact
In a strong showing of early success, nine events have been announced for 15,500 people.
Dairy farmers will need to tighten belts this season, says DairyNZ
Inflation has eaten into what historically would have been a strong farmgate milk price.
Agriculture removed from ETS; He Waka Eke Noa disbanded
The Government also announces new initiative.
Fonterra 2024/25 milk price heading well north of $8/kgMS
Prices for a key ingredient of chocolate and icecream rose in a strong auction showing.
'Came out the other end': One of NZ's top organic farmers on how she healed the land and herself
It took a life-changing diagnosis for Charlotte Heald to realise what she should focus on.
MPI take cockroach contaminated cheese from shopper
MPI officers have taken away a cockroach-infested block of cheese from a shopper.
News in brief: Judging the region's savviest farmer for 2024
News briefs from around the region,
Celebrating dairy farmers on International Women's Day
O’Malley and Carpenter are great examples of thousands of dairy-farming women around NZ.
Opinion: Who should be New Zealand's next Police Commissioner?
As the Police Commissioner's time comes to an end, his successor must be found.
The full-fat milk renaissance fuelled by Gen Z, TikTok and science
Whole milk has become cool again — and a surprising demographic is driving sales.
US closely eyeing NZ while taking temperature of dairy markets this year
US Dairy Export Council expects NZ won’t be as 'aggressive' on price as in 2023.
Why do some supermarket cheeses cost 50 per cent more than others?
Cheese suppliers say the difference is not just down to the packaging.
Fonterra lifts 2024 milk price forecast
CEO Hurrell says Fonterra is well placed to weather geopolitical uncertainty.
New Zealand stymies US dairy export growth in tough year
Higher NZ production and market tactics factors in US dairy export decline.
'No one's crying': SH1 blocked by milk and cheese spill
'We’re just cleaning up the spilled milk, but no one’s crying. Well, not in our crew.'
'Give something back': Man volunteers to milk cows this Xmas to give farmers a break
Ryan West continues his family tradition of milking the cows before opening the presents.
One family adds 25,000 plants to ecological corridor
Beautifying the Mangapiko Stream will enhance its mana.
Author & farmer inspires communities
"Tractor Dave" author shows how dairy farmers add to life in NZ.
Export numbers confirm slump in Chinese demand for dairy
New data confirms headwinds for Kiwi exports.
The Kiwi-made drinks with more sugar than Coke and Red Bull
There’s another category of beverage that pips these on the sugar front.
Will firm dairy prices go the distance?
China played a big part in this morning's dairy price bounce.
Dairy prices up at GDT auction this morning
Prices for several crucial exports up again at latest auction.
Fonterra set for record-breaking $1 billion-plus profit
A bumper dividend will come as a relief for under-pressure farmers.
Has the tide turned? Dairy prices partially rebound at auction
Prices for crucial exports staged a partial rebound at this morning's big auction.