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Māori farms bigger, carry more stock than average - data

New figures from Stats NZ show Māori farms are much larger than the average.

'Heartbreaking': Auckland man sentenced after starving horses ate own faeces

The man was convicted of 30 offences involving 11 horses at his Dairy Flat property.

Farm worker death: Jurors weep as young mother acquitted of murder, guilty of manslaughter

Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and towed along a tanker track.

Smart grass: Halter says Pasture Pro can help dairy farmers beat downturn

Halter founder and CEO Craig Piggott on his firm's new AI-powered pasture Pro product. Video / NZ Herald

Waikato farmer critically injured and trapped for hours after tractor rolled

The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter flew the man, whose pelvis was crushed, to hospital.

Linda Hall: The showdown - when a hawk starts stalking your property

The rooster was "strutting around like he’s John Wayne keeping the gunslinger out".

A2 Milk disappoints despite record $1 billion in China sales

But the firm still faces issues in the infant formula market in China.

National, Greens support giving households share of $2.5b ETS revenue

The parties both support the idea in principle, but disagree on the detail.

Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift

OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.

Carbon offset forestry purchases raise alarm for pastoral farmers

Mānuka honey producing land is being converted to carbon offset forestry.

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

Prices are expected to weaken further at latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

ANZ signs deal with BlackRock

The bank is the largest KiwiSaver provider in New Zealand.

Major milestone: EPA approves first methane inhibitor in NZ

Ongoing efforts to tackle one of NZ's biggest emissions headaches reaches major milestone.

'Pig poo': Piggery under investigation over effluent discharge

Waikato Regional Council said the court order was unprecedented for the region.

Young Pātea shearer wins title in Wales

Blake Mitchell got into shearing thanks to his Whanganui-based uncle.