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NZ climate investor puts millions into start-up reducing methane emissions
The American start-up is promising to lower the climate-warming impact of cow burps.
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Quad bike death could have been avoided - WorkSafe
11:00 am todayThe bike flipped at low speed and killed Ethen Payne at an Eketāhuna dairy farm in 2022.
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Uncertainty as Auckland's only harness training track hits market again
8:38 am todayThe 35-hectare Pukekohe site has operated for 77 years for professional horse trotting and pacing and is owned by the Auckland Trotting Club.
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Rural families amped for duck hunting season
9:00 am today"Getting out of house and seeing what's out and about in the wild ... it's a bonus if you get a duck or two," says 10-year-old George Slavin.
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NZ scientists share passion for high-value fruit with Vietnamese farmers
They are teaming up with more than 70 farmers across Vietnam to enhance and future-proof the production of passionfruit in the Southeast Asian republic.
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Agritourism business lets farming family see their home anew
25 Apr 2025Meet the Robinsons - fifth generation sheep and beef farmers who've added a diverse range of income streams to the family farm.
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Stud owner brings new meaning to 'a bull in a china shop'
25 Apr 2025Collecting fine china is an unusual hobby for a bull breeder, but Tony Thompson is a man of many passions including breeding top quality cattle, pioneering embryo work and mentoring the next…
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Rural women face barriers to abortion, contraceptive care - review
28 Apr 2025Earlier in April, Ministry of Health reviewed certain matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act (1977).
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Fonterra hits legal obstacle in plan to sell Mainland Group
28 Apr 2025Dairy giant Fonterra plans to sell its consumer products businesses.
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Demand for cottage cheese 'is going nuts', with no sign of slowing
The high protein, low calorie dairy food is being snatched off supermarket shelves as social media spruiks its health benefits and feeds the craze with recipes.
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Minecraft version of historic New Zealand farm being used as educational tool
23 Apr 2025Sow the Seed subject advisor Suzy Newman said it complemented new study units they created for year 7-10 students' science and agricultural curriculum.
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New rodeo champion adds more lustre to family tradition
A title-winning teen has made history as the youngest rider to qualify for the 2025 NZ National Finals Rodeo.
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Wairarapa farmer's DIY lake brings 'peace of mind'
18 Apr 2025Len French wanted a lake to help with water security on his eastern Wairarapa farm. What he's built, Lake Braemore, is now a community asset that can be enjoyed by all.
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Farming with a toddler: 'He would sleep in a cot in the truck'
18 Apr 202520-month-old Charlie Munro already knows some dog calls and how to open gates. His Mum, Anna, also grew up at Cravendale, a hill country farm near Mount Somers.
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Medicinal cannabis producers veer away from local market for export
New Zealand's medicinal cannabis sector is warning that "onerous" regulations around production are restricting the local sector, while international players flood the market.
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MPI investigates high summer death rates at New Zealand King Salmon
17 Apr 2025Complaint by animal advocacy group over fish deaths prompts probe.
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The big benefit of tree planting in Hawke's Bay
17 Apr 2025Tree planting efforts around Hawke's Bay hill country farms are paying off, new data shows.
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'Backbone of New Zealand': Luxon says farmers pulling NZ out of recession
"We are the best farmers in the world," the prime miister says.
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Govt extends assistance for drought-affected farmers
22 Apr 2025The payment amounts are equivalent to the jobseeker benefit.
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'Bumper' salt volumes in cyclone recovery at Lake Grassmere
16 Apr 2025Harvest produced nothing after being disrupted by Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Fat of the land: Modern homesteading in Central Otago
16 Apr 2025Self-suffiency pro Gillian Swinton says living off the land is about community and giving back.
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Grape growers take steps to minimise carbon footprint
16 Apr 2025Climate change is a key threat facing the wine industry.
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Vietnam 'a real star' for NZ apples and kiwifruit - so which are next?
A new deal has offered hope for more products from New Zealand's horticulture sector to enter the lucrative market of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economy.
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Weathering the 'worst drought in 50 years' as an organic dairy farmer
13 Apr 2025Moving to once-a-day milking has helped Janet Fleming through Taranaki's recent drought.
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Clevedon - where the water buffalo roam
11 Apr 2025Clevedon couple Richard and Helen Dorresteyn were the first to farm water buffalo in New Zealand.
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'We've become a $10 million business and it doesn't feel like we're overrun'
13 Apr 2025Phil Moeke is the manager of Te Kōhaka o Tāne (The Nest of Tānemahuta), a commercial nursery in Invercargill that has grown over 800,000 native trees and plants since it opened in 2022.
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'Thousands of them': Uproar over illegal dumping of dead animals
11 Apr 2025Animal carcasses have put community water at risk of contamination in the Far North, causing frustration among residents.
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