A number of Te Puke school rolls have dropped as orchard workers struggle to find work in the Psa-afflicted area. Fairhaven…
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School rolls drop in Psa-afflicted area
Strong month for rural property sales (+graphic)
Rising confidence in New Zealand's agricultural sector is having a positive knock-on effect for the rural property market…
Dairy prices halt slide, up 1.1pc (+graphic)
Prices of dairy products rose in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, snapping three straight declines as prices…
Food prices up 0.3pc in May, down for the year
New Zealand food prices rose for a second month in May, led by more expensive fruit and vegetables. Prices advanced 0.3…
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