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When the worldwide dairy price slump hit in 2014, a Southland dairy farming family asked themselves how they could diversify.

The answer was not one you’d expect.

Julie Guise said she and husband Roger, being Christians, went to church and said, “Lord, what can we do?”

Not long after, someone they know from church tapped...


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The book Molesworth – Heartbeat of the High Country is once again available, in partnership with Brain Tumour Support New Zealand.

Launched in June by photographer and author Vicky Simpson, the 500 bo...


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The terms of reference for the review of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act should include the frequency and method of how Fonterra derives its milk price, Federated Farmers says.

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The New Zealand deer industry has secured export access to Vietnam for farmed venison and for deer velvet.

The new access was formally announced in Auckland as part of a ceremony of bilateral deliverables during a state visit by Vietnam’s President To Lam.

The ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Governo...


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The Environmental Protection Authority says it is making good progress in accelerating the assessment period for decisions on hazardous substances.

In 2025-2026 it completed 66 application assessments, the highest annual total since 2018-2019.

Last year the EPA reduced the number of applications awaiting assessment by 36.5% fr...


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