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Two firefighters hurt in huge Taranaki blaze
Two firefighters have been injured - one of them seriously - battling a large fire at a poultry farm near New Plymouth.
Older, urban Kiwis against foreign ownership - survey
The company at the centre of a large scale bid to buy 16 NZ dairy farms has commissioned a survey on Kiwi attitudes towards foreign investment.
<i>Richard Fyers:</i> Overseas buyers a blessing to struggling farms
Contrary to public opinion, there is no queue of foreigners to buy farmland in New Zealand.
US university buys $28m dairy farm
Harvard University's endowment fund has been given approval to buy a $28m Otago dairy farm.
New plans for South Island cubicle cow farms
Three companies are trying again to secure land use rights for large-scale dairy farming in the Omarama and Ohau regions.
Injured man takes a determined step
Kevin McGarry lost both legs after being trapped under a burning motorbike when he crashed into an electric fence.
The fat of the land
A trans fat found in NZ dairy products is derived from palm kernel feed being given to NZ cows, new research suggests.