Drought risk expected to worsen during 21st century but too early to say if trend already showing up.
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Seafood world is Nelson woman’s oyster
Twenty years ago, Donna Wells was just a minnow among the male dominated seafood industry. Not any more.
Rabobank Best of The Country – January 25, 2020
This week on The Best of The Country, Jamie Mackay caught up with Rabobank’s Emma Higgins to find out more about her report, “Afloat but drifting backwards – a look at dairy land values over the next five years”.This week’s top…
Drought conditions on the horizon with pockets of extremely dry weather in Waikato
Northern Waikato and Coromandel have entered very dry to extremely dry conditions.
Southland meat workers to get back pay for donning and doffing time
The New Zealand Meat Workers Union has reached an agreement with Blue Sky meats.
Woodlands launches commercial glass-bottled milk operation
Farm Fresh South are building a sustainable business by offering recyclable packaging.
Staff shortages hurting rural industries in Southland
The agriculture industry in Southland is desperate to attract more workers.
Southlander leads four woman world record shear
Four women have put in a monumental effort as they broke a world shearing record this week.
Traveller undertakes massive cleanup of Central Hawke’s Bay highway
People travelling the main highway between Otane and Waipukurau in Central Hawke’s Bay have been noticing – and commenting on – the large number of black rubbish bags lining the road over the last two or three weeks.Some have assumed…
Waikato stag sells for almost $400k
Who’s the deerest of them all? This guy.