Westland Milk’s biggest shareholders — investment fund Southern Pastures and the state-owned Landcorp — are biding their time over Yili’s takeover offer.Hokitika-based Westland said this week that it had signed a conditional agreement…
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‘Offence’ of shark cage diving off Stewart Island thrashed out in Supreme Court
DoC gave shark cage divers a permit to operate, and then a court said it was an offence.
Pan Pac mill worker remains in critical condition
A man who was injured in a loading mishap at the Pan Pac Forest Products mill on Friday was not operating the machinery.The circumstances were clarified yesterday by company managing director Doug Ducker who said the employee was…
Harbourmaster to close Kaituna river gorges to recreational users
After two deaths and at least one near miss on the lower Kaituna River, Bay of Plenty Regional Harbourmaster Peter Buell has announced his intention to close the Awesome, Gnarly and Smokey gorges in an effort to prevent further tragedy.”The…
Cambridge firefighter reflects on 50 years in brigade
Don Gerrand has seen things no one ever wants to witness — people dying in house fires, horrific car accidents and ghastly injuries.But that hasn’t stopped the chief fire officer risking his life to serve the community since 1968.For…
PCE climate change report: all you need to know
A new report on climate change has received a mixed reaction.
MPI receives more than 1000 ‘notifications’ about suspected fruitflies in Auckland
Since 10 fruitflies were discovered in Auckland, Biosecurity New Zealand has received 1045 notifications from people who thought they spotted the winged-invaders.
World-first robotic apple picker could curb seasonal labour shortage
A prototype was first developed in 2015. Four years on, the fully-automated fruit picker is up and running.
Listen: Damien O’Connor on potential Westland Milk Products sale
Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor is not happy with the potential sale of Westland Milk Products, describing it as “a sad day” for the West Coast.O’Connor told The Country’s Jamie Mackay he hoped the farmer-owned co-operative…
Meet the organic farming millennials from Cambridge
For Jesiah and Ellen Alexander, starting an organic farm on the outskirts of Cambridge is a labour of love.Every inch of their 50ha farm is certified organic — including their house and driveway — and home to 100 cows and a handful…