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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Country Life: Farmers in Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay are experiencing dry conditions as the lack of rain dominates reports from around the rural regions.
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On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ
Waikato is trucking steadily into a drought and Marlborough has seen one of its earliest picks for pinot noir bubbles. Audio
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Māori excluded in local democracy 'forever' - councillor
A Waikato Māori ward councillor rejects legislation to rid binding polls on Māori wards has been rushed, saying Māori have been seeking inclusion in local democracy "forever".
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Midday Rural News for 12 February 2021
High freight costs have pushed passionfruit growers to focus more on the domestic market this season.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 12 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Mayor promises Reefton rating "errors" will be fixed
Buller Mayor Jamie Cleine today reassured Reefton residents facing huge rate hikes that any errors in their estimated bills will be fixed.
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Midday Rural News for 11 February 2021
The state-owned farmer Pāmu has reported a small half-year profit.
Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
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Rural News for 11 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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LDR South Auckland: DHB reviews lockdown procedures
It's time for us to catch up with one of the ace reporters from the Local Democracy Reporting programme, the free public-interest news service dedicated to strengthening coverage of parts of New… Audio
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Reefton mega rates rises leave residents outraged
Some property owners in Reefton are in for whopping rate increases of more than 200 percent if the Buller District Council adopts a proposed new rating formula.
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Far North farmers desperate for rain
Parts of the Far North are in severe meteorological drought, according to NIWA, and the region's farming leaders are meeting this week to discuss what could happen next.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Twenty-seven people in Tonga breach home quarantine rules, Pacific communities in Hawaii get funding in the fight against Covid-19, and more.
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Midday Rural News for 10 February 2021
Northland farmers are facing a second summer of drought conditions.
Maja Burry has mo ngā korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
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Bridges leads National's angry response to Māori wards legislation
National MP Simon Bridges has railed against the government's move to protect Māori wards, describing it as insulting as a Māori man. Audio
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Māori wards law change process 'utterly insulting to New Zealanders' - Collins
National Party leader Judith Collins isn't backing moves to protect Māori wards in local government, after a bill preventing citizen-initiated referendums on the wards passed its first reading on… Audio
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Rural News for 10 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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New bill rids Māori ward veto
Māori ward campaigners are thrilled the Labour government is using urgency to push through a bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards.
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'It's a warning': Fears grow over Auckland urban sprawl
Urban sprawl looks set to eat up to 31,270 hectares of Auckland's most productive land over the next 35 years.
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Midday Rural News for 9 February 2021
A new campaign to fill harvesting jobs on orchards and vineyards in the Nelson Tasman region has attracted 400 applications in less than a week.
Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua.
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Social media could be boosting sales of exotic kiwano fruit
Somewhere just outside Te Puke, fields of strange alien-like vines are growing large egg-like mottled golden fruits, covered in sharp spikes - and US buyers can't get enough.
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Rural News for 9 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 5 February 2021
Winegrowers are gearing up for the harvest, it's already underway in Northland and will kick into full gear in other regions next month.
Maja Burry has the rural news. Audio
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More rural hospital doctors & more funding needed
The country's only dedicated rural hospital training course is delivering doctors where they're needed, but is crying out for more funding. A fifth of the population rely on rural health services, and… Audio
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Rural News for 5 February 2021
News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 4 February 2021
There are worries a serious Facial Eczema disease could be particularly bad for North Island farmers this year.
Rurals reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Audio
