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Focus: Tractors and utes to descend on cities as farmers protest
Tractors and utes descend on cities across NZ for the Howl of a Protest event, organised by Groundswell New Zealand. Video / Michael Craig / Mark Mitchell / Supplied
Hopes Howl of Protest will strike right note
Nationwide protest against government regulations to hit towns across NZ.
Editorial: Why farmers are up in arms
Sparks could fly at today's nationwide 'Howl of a Protest'.
'We're fed up': Convoy of tractors, utes to protest down Queen St, on motorways
People have been encouraged to bring their tractor, ute and dogs.
Landowners urged to reverse poor wetlands record
Wetlands have value as natural areas of carbon storage, says biodiversity advisor.
Big crowds expected across Northland for 'howl of a protest'
Utes and tractors will gather from 11am in Whangārei, Dargaville, Kerikeri and Kaitaia.
Farm reform delay 'more damaging' - Ardern
The Prime Minister responds to criticism from farmers.
Who is buying up our farm land? The largest foreign owners of NZ soil
Almost 460,000ha shifted out of NZ control between 2010 to 2021.
Obituary: John Palamountain's legacy his life's work
The Whanganui businessman had a passion for land and animals.
Agribusiness morale crashes, leaders' strength sapped - new report
Agribusiness operating under extreme pressure as global food renaissance emerges.
Meat works losing 'millions' through staff shortages
Meat works stretched - and a national campaign planned to match workers with employers.
Working holiday visas extended, new MIQ spaces for specialist workers
Farming groups had called for more dairy farm workers to be allowed in.
Small Business: Multi-purpose farm on mission to prove farming can be eco-friendly
Adrian Townsend talks growing its Northland hub from 800ha to 2500ha.
Queen's Birthday Honours: Guided by ancestral wisdom
"It's not really about me, it's about the people who've been a part of the journey."
'It's a kick in the guts': Historic farm station smashed in floods
'You're almost reduced to tears,' says farmer calling for more Govt help.
Fifteen NZ dairy farms sold for $123 million
The first farm to report M.bovis during the 2017 outbreak has been sold.
Father-of-five fighting for life after mystery infection
Michael Hales is fighting for his life in hospital after getting sepsis from an infection.
Focus: Sheffield Farmers abandon house following floods
Farmers in the North Canterbury region of Sheffield have been forced to abandon their homes due to the rising floodwater. Video / Hamish Clark
Sheep swept along in flood torrent after rain batters Canterbury
Surging water puts farmers and their animals in danger across Canterbury.
Live weather: Timaru, Ashburton State of Emergency, Selwyn Huts evacuated
Floodwaters in Canterbury have exceeded warnings "by a huge magnitude", Fed Farmers says.
Climate change: Sheep and beef profits could be halved by 2100
A new analysis has gauged how rising emissions could hit our farming sector this century.
Bunny-pocalypse: Farming couple at a loss over rabbit infestation
On one farm, two hunters shot 700 rabbits in two nights. And they're "still everywhere".
Business Hub: 42 Below founder, outgoing Savor chair Geoff Ross on his next chapter
Geoff Ross reveals passion project that required him to step down from Savor.
True scale of NSW rural mouse plague horror revealed
Mouse plague has caused some Aussie farmers to lose their entire summer crops.
Horticulture, union welcome Govt's RSE announcement
Meanwhile other industries are disappointed at missing out.
The big dry: Drought hits farmers hard as winter looms
Concern grows with no rain on the horizon.
'Genetic merit': Kiwi stud fathers 170,000 daughters
He breeds daughters who are not overly tall but they are very wide, with capacious udders.
All eyes on Fonterra's capital restructure proposal
Proposals expected to address milk supply loss and high cost of entry.
China's audit of apple export sites over, now we wait
Apple and pear exports earned $900m last year.
Pākehā farmers learn te reo and build pā on farm
Jane and Damian Roper's language lessons sparked a much larger project.
Nerves high among food exporters over China audits
Meat exporters nervous about new Chinese audits with seafoods halt still unresolved.
Farmer awarded $22k after being served trespass notice
Hilsley Short was left anxious and stressed about providing for his family.