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Could merging help councils trim rate rises?
With an average rates rise of 16 percent it's clear increases of that scale can't be absorbed long-term.
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Morning Rural News for 26 August 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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'Death is everywhere in the country. I was a townie' - poet David Merritt's 'rural Gothic' life
The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in," David Merritt says. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: David Merritt's life in poetry
The poet's job description is "keep your eyes open, your heart alert and allow a little bit of serendipity in," David Merritt says. Video, Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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All Australian tomato imports temporarily suspended
The ban on imports to New Zealand will be reviewed in seven days. Audio
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Midday Rural News for 23 August 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Farming lobby says pine will help environment, but kill jobs, schools
Pine trees are an important part of the economy, but planting whole farms with pine trees could have flow-on impacts in regional towns, Federated Farmers says.
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Replacing farms with pine forests will come at a cost: Meat and Wool NZ
Federated farmers are calling a recent report from the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge a 'horror story for New Zealand farmer's and rural communities'. Meat and wool chair Toby Williams… Audio
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Morning Rural News for 23 August 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Call for ban on all tomatoes from Australia
Tomatoes NZ is calling for a ban on all tomatoes from Australia, to stop a virus entering the country and decimating Aotearoa's crops. Audio
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The century-old legacy of Indian participation in NZ's dairy industry
Kiwi Indians have played a leading role in making Waikato the country's dairy production powerhouse since the 1960s.
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Midday Rural News for 22 August 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Technology: Starlink's rural impact, dating apps dive, Snoo sub fury
Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the latest Telecommunications Monitoring Report and the many gaps between urban and rural areas. Audio
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Watch live: Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi take stage at the US Democratic convention
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz prepared for a high-profile speech at his party's convention while Robert F Kennedy appeared to be weighing an endorsement of Trump. Video
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Luxon's speech on waste rubs councils the wrong way
Councillors, mayors and officials could be heard groaning as the prime minister spoke. Audio
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Research shows benefits of converting farms to forestry
New research shows New Zealand could solve water quality problems and still make a profit from land by converting most sheep and beef land to pine trees. Lead author Bill Kaye-Blake spoke to Ingrid… Audio
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Morning Rural News for 22 August 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Here's where the economic downturn has hit hardest
The economic crunch is deepening, but it hasn't been felt evenly, data from Infometrics shows.
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What else can we learn from wastewater?
Wastewater testing became part of our daily lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what else can it tell us about what's happening in our communities? From looking for illicit drugs, to monitoring… Audio
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What else can we learn from wastewater?
Wastewater testing became part of our daily lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what else can it tell us about what's happening in our communities? From looking for illicit drugs, to monitoring…
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Oral Questions for Wednesday 21 August 2024
Audio 21 Aug 2024Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? TIM van de MOLEN to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has… Audio
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Midday Rural News for 21 August 2024
News from the rural farming sector. Audio
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Shortages in vet sector hitting rural areas the hardest
A new study shows shortages across the veterinary sector are leading to some leaving the industry due to high workload, stress and burnout - especially in rural New Zealand.
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Teen survives being hit by two cars, breaks 'every bone in his body'
Raphael Patuwai was walking home in the middle of the night when he was hit - twice.
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Man dies after pulling gun on police, fleeing in car near Rotorua
Police were called to the rural area after reports of gunshots about 9pm.