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Coca Cola criticised over water recall
Coca-Cola has been pulled up by health authorities for the way it recalled flavoured water that made 11 people sick.
Secret talks on farmers' trading plan
Fonterra's bold plan strikes hurdles, writes Jonathan Underhill.
Family guilty of muzzling dogs with insulation tape, mistreatment
A Northland family who muzzled dogs with insulation tape and left them in a dark and dirty shelter...
Devastating pig disease still spreading - NZ Pork
A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say.
Increase in dirty dairy farms unacceptable, says Fonterra
An increase in the number of farmers failing to meet effluent rules is unacceptable, says dairy giant Fonterra.
Merger 'will cost more than it saves'
About 60 jobs are expected to be cut in a merger between the Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced today, but the Public Service Association says restructuring will cost more than it saves.
Carter rules out intervention on milk prices
Agriculture Minister David Carter has ruled out government intervention to keep milk prices down, saying high international prices will benefit the New Zealand economy.