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'Better returns for growers': New fruitgrowers' boss announced
New face with new ideas for fruit-growing industry.

New Kiwi head of top global wine body stamps his mark in first days on job
Aucklander sets pace as influential sector body starts its second century.

Wine Festival: Ten years of teamwork and terrific wine in Hawke's Bay
It's been 10 years of music, fun, and, most importantly, good wine.

The Kiwi lawyer hand-picked to lead a global wine body
The Auckland lawyer is the first to be elected from outside Europe.

Everything you ever wanted to know about wine but were too afraid to ask
Financial Times: Wine guru answers readers' questions.

RSE workers sue employer over 'unlawful' deductions
Case could set precedent for minimum wage earners.

Editorial: Here’s hoping the Aussies walk away from EU trade deal
EDITORIAL: New Zealand's EU trade deal looks good compared to no deal at all.

'Walk away': Australia’s farmers rubbish NZ-Europe free trade deal
EU deals show globalisation is not dead - but some sectors ask what difference that makes.

'Mental anguish'- Call to extend work visa, too little, too late
Government has announced 'last minute' a visa extension for seasonal staff

Grape shortage: 'Worst in at least a decade' says Pernod Ricard boss
Bryan Fry says winemaker is working through industry-wide supply issues.

Wine price warning: Smaller vintage could add 20% to a bottle
Villa Maria says its grape harvest is down almost 30 per cent this year.

The parallel pandemic: Heavy toll of Covid on our kids' mental health
Covid's impact on mental health, especially in youth, will outlive virus, experts say.

Wanaka food and wine festival off to a good start
More than 2000 people attended the first Ripe festival on Sunday.

'Unprecedented' worker shortage: Loaded livestock trucks turned away from meatworks
Progressive Meats says staff shortage is "unprecedented" as workers choose to pick fruit.

$300 a day for fruit picking? Potential goldmine for Kiwi workers
Picking contractors are offering big prices to lure in orchard workers this season.

Native plants instead of sprays
Villa Maria is trialling under-vine natives. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

US State Dept: Report cans Govt's lax anti-trafficking duties
Report calls for changes to NZ's legal definition of child sex trafficking.

Exploitation case warning to Kiwi winemakers
Kiwi wineries need to check who is doing their work after another exploitation case

Wine business fined $120,000 for exploiting workers
Company pinged for serious employment law breaches.

Govt: Bill restricting house sales will have small effect on prices
National says the bill has been a textbook exercise of bad law-making.