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12:36 PM.Pāmu chief executive, Mark Leslie, says the business now faces a poor outlook for commodity prices, as well as costs associated with the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery. 

Sally Murphy has the rural news.

12:36 PM.Māori-owned Moana Fisheries says people need all the facts about commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf before responding to government plans to restrict fishing there.

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12:35 PM.The US market could offer a glimmer of hope for struggling sheep meat prices - with more New Zealand product being exported there.

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12:34 PM.The single-desk kiwifruit exporter Zespri admits it was not nimble enough to deal with poor quality fruit late last year which threatened the reputation of the $4 billion industry.

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12:36 PM.A number of rural school principals nationwide are bucking the Government's plan to outfit 800 schools with synthetic flooring tiles - and are fundraising to purchase New Zealand wool carpet… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Honey producers are buzzing with Comvita's revenue increasing by $25 million.

Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:45 PM.A2 has today announced its financial results and its sales have risen by more than ten percent amid a challenging market.

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12:35 PM.A further price shock is rattling the rural sector as dairy giant Fonterra slashes its milk price forecast for the second time in a fortnight. 

Monique Steele has the rural news.

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12:36 PM.Conservation group Forest and Bird is calling on the fishing industry to put an end date on the controversial practice of bottom trawling. 

Monique Steele has the rural news.

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12:44 PM.New Zealand dairy farmers are gritting their teeth as global dairy prices nose-dive to a four-year low.

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