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Farmer pleads not guilty to charge of failing to fix illegal earthworks
Colin Boyd - handed a $95,000 fine for redirecting a stream on his property - has pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to fix the damage.
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'It hit me, how much of a privilege it is to be Māori'
27 Jan 2025First person - After being separated from her roots as a child, Tracey Perkins and her fiancé are raising their tamariki to know who they are and where they…
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Fonterra caught up in misinfo about supplement
27 Jan 2025There's been a social media backlash to companies using the supplement overseas, with many pouring their milk down the drain on camera.
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Otago Avian botulism outbreak: Wetlands nearby being monitored
28 Jan 2025More than 1000 infected waterfowl died at the Waikouaiti wastewater treatment plant. Audio
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Thoroughbred horse breaks record with $2.4m sale
28 Jan 2025The highest priced filly ever sold in New Zealand has become the talk of the annual Karaka yearling sales.
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Centenarian's lessons from a lifetime of farming
26 Jan 2025Jill McKenzie was one of the first Land Girls at Lincoln during World War II. Now 101, she looks back on decades of connection to the land.
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Cows grazing in mud over winter 'appalling' - MPI
23 Jan 2025"Their coats were caked in mud, they didn't have a suitable dry lying area and when they were lying down, they were lying in mud."
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'Grisly scenes': 142 lambs killed by dogs at Auckland working farm
23 Jan 2025Dozens of other lambs were injured by three roaming dogs, in two incidents at a regional working farm.
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Improved economic conditions for dairy farmers drive LIC $39m half-year profit
24 Jan 2025The Livestock Improvement Corporation says dairy farmers, who have weathered recent financial headwinds, have continued to invest in herd improvement driving its latest half-year profit.
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'A nice change': Green tinge returns to North Canterbury pastures
9 Jan 2025The area has been suffering from low rainfall for many months.
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Otago farm's bird flu recovery could take months
8 Jan 2025The ministry's chief veterinary officer Dr Mary van Andel said every trace of dirt and chicken litter needs to be removed and disposed of in a biosecure way.
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NZ's fruit bowl still shrinking, two years after cyclone
24 Jan 2025"Nobody who's been significantly affected will survive in their current form," local growers say. Audio
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Cheery outlook for cherry growers
8 Jan 2025A better crop of Central Otago cherries should result in higher profits for growers this season.
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Merino company says it will probe sheep cruelty claims
1 Jan 2025The New Zealand Merino Company says it will investigate claims of animal cruelty by an animal rights group - and could expel farms from its ethical wool accreditation programme.
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PETA hopeful of criminal convictions in sheep abuse probe
18 Jan 2025An animal rights group says it's glad MPI is taking action, but "history shows us that cases of animal abuse ... typically go unpunished".
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Rural stalwarts recognised in New Years honours
31 Dec 2024Nadia Lim and her husband Carlos Bagrie are among the recipients of New Year Honours from the farming community.
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Chef couple finds new home on the range
20 Dec 2024Wallingford Homestead in Central Hawke's Bay was once a bustling base for the local farming community. These days it's helping bridge the urban-rural divide and provides employment opportunities for…
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Why the produce on sale might not be what you expect
Compared to last year, a number of different types of fruit and vegetables appear cheaper.
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It's time to snap up watermelons, stonefruit and cucumbers
7 Jan 2025A cold summer is not translating into high fruit and vege prices, an expert says. Audio
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Growers confident fruit fly can be eradicated
7 Jan 2025The Horticulture Industry is concerned about the discovery of a single oriental fruit fly - but is confident MPI will eradicate any further incursion.
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Wairoa's heavy rain more challenging for some than others - farmer
4 Jan 2025While some will be welcoming the rain, others will be struggling with "real anxiety", farmer says.
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'Cutting the trees down is part of the experience'
20 Dec 2024Thousands of perfectly shaped trees are harvested in the lead-up to the festive season at Andrew McAllister's Needle Fresh Christmas tree farm in Swannanoa. In a next door paddock he's created a huge…
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Rodeo girls giddy up for new season
22 Dec 2024The rodeo season is underway and Waikato sisters Lylah and Riley Wood are in an arena practising their rodeo skills, a sport which has taken them to the US with a national youth team this year.
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Timaru meatworks shuts its doors after 138 years
20 Dec 2024Red-meat co-op Alliance says it will be an "emotional time" for the 55 remaining meat workers at its Smithfield plant today.
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Ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers 'worried' over fate of quake-affected relatives
18 Dec 2024Kiwifruit company Seeka is supporting 100 ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers helping with summer pruning to contact their families back home.
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The year in meat: Global challenges persist for industry
Meat exporters says 2024 has been a tough year for the industry - but positive signs are emerging.
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Farms linked to Mainland Poultry's Hillgrove site free of bird flu
24 Dec 2024The Hillgrove site tested positive for the highly pathogenic H7N6 virus on 1 December.
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'No signs' of avian influenza outside of Otago farm
18 Dec 2024Further tests are being carried out to ensure there was no spread beyond the one farm.
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