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Power 'back on by tonight'
Powerco says around 3500 houses in the North Island without power should have the service restored by tonight.
Christchurch quake: Power, weather fears grow for farmers
Looming bad weather and a fear that electricity may be out for days is worrying Canterbury farmers in the wake of this morning's quake.
How fibre will fuel farm of the future
Federated Farmers says fast, reliable broadband access is necessary if agri-business is to reach its productive potential. Simon Hendery reports.
Farmers say Jetstar border plan 'short-sighted'
Jetstar's calls to scrap immigration checks on the Tasman have sparked biosecurity fears from Federated Farmers.
Sheep and beef farms 'on way to extinction'
Sheep and beef farming could all but disappear in New Zealand if "structural issues" causing profits to drop are allowed to continue, says Federated Farmers.
Food miles least of shoppers' worries
UK shoppers care more about the price of fresh produce than where it comes from or its environmental impact, research suggests.
Labour outlines monetary policy
Phil Goff says the Labour Party would require the Reserve Bank to pursue broader objectives.
Canada Geese may lose protected status
Farmers are excited at the prospect of being able to let Canada Geese have it from both barrels.
<i>Chris Finlayson:</i> Shared governance of healthy river at heart of Treaty deal
Chris Finlayson writes on how the Waikato River Settlement Act benefits the whole nation.
The rise and fall, and rise and fall of Norgate
The qualities that helped Craig Norgate reshape New Zealand's rural landscape have contributed to his undoing.