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There is further consolidation in New Zealand's kiwifruit industry. Audio

Work on installing a new multi-million dollar butter manufacturing facility at Westland Milk is expected to start next month, with product ready to ship from October. Audio

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The wine harvest is in full swing around the country but yields this year are very disappointing .. In the flagship sauvignon blanc growing region of Marlborough the grape harvest is well down. Audio

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New figures from the Real Estate Institute show farm sales in the year to February were up 23 percent on the same period a year earlier. Audio

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The first shipment of what's expected to be a record breaking kiwifruit crop has set sail, with the fruit due to arrive in Japan and Korea by early April. Audio