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![Agribusiness Report: Hard decisions for a better future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Agribusiness Report: Hard decisions for a better future
Agriculture and the primary sectors generate the vast majority of NZ's export revenue. Labour has a proud history of leadership and hard decision-making across all primary sectors.
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Earth's violent volcanic past preserved in Antarctic ice sheet
Some of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the last 2,000 years have left their indelible mark deep within the pristine ice sheet of the Antarctic, a study has found.
![Father dead after jet-ski accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Father dead after jet-ski accident
A father-of-three is dead after a weekend jet-ski trip with his brother and friend turned to tragedy in North Canterbury.
![Spy: Winter hot list 2014](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Spy: Winter hot list 2014
The temperatures are falling and our thoughts are turning to all things warm — winter getaways, crackling fires, mulled wine . . . and talent. Welcome to Spy’s annual Winter Hot List.
![Central North Island: Snow in July - you can rely](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Central North Island: Snow in July - you can rely
Paul Charman on the joys of a weekend driving around the Central Plateau.
![Dr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace: How to keep our youth safe and in homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Dr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace: How to keep our youth safe and in homes
Dr Ellen Nicholson and Jenni Mace detail six ways to keep young people safe through adolescence.
!['Cat lady' named after appeal ends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'Cat lady' named after appeal ends
The Invercargill woman charged with keeping too many cats on her city property can be now be named.
![Kia ora: Whangarei Heads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Kia ora: Whangarei Heads
Drink in the gorgeous views on one of the many hikes, says Elisabeth Easther.
![Air NZ's new dream plane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Air NZ's new dream plane
Air New Zealand’s first 787 Dreamliner touches down next week. Grant Bradley reports on the airline’s high hopes for its revolutionary new plane.
![Kiwis online shopping habits 'maturing'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Kiwis online shopping habits 'maturing'
New Zealand's online retail growth is slowing, despite increased growth from rural consumers, according to a BNZ report released this morning.
!['Special' life lost after car and motorcycle collision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'Special' life lost after car and motorcycle collision
A 46-year-old woman who died after her motorcycle and an oncoming car collided near Napier has been described by a close friend as a "special, true and powerful woman".
![Common sense after woeful diplomacy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Common sense after woeful diplomacy
A late night decision enables Murray McCully - who spent the day apologising to all and sundry - to grasp a reasonable victory from the jaws of defeat, writes John Armstrong.
![BBC rejects Rolf Harris investigation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
BBC rejects Rolf Harris investigation
The BBC explains why it won't investigate Rolf Harris's career at the corporation.
![High on the South's rugged majesty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
High on the South's rugged majesty
Awe-inspiring mountain country amply rewards tramper Conor MacHugh.