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March trade surplus as exports top $4bn for only the second time
Dairy products helped push the value of exports to more than $4 billion for only the second time on record.
Govt rejects calls to copy Australia in ETS delay
The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.
Crafar Facebook campaign gathers steam
Almost 200 people have thrown their weight behind a Facebook group in support of embattled farmer Allan Crafar.
Crafar properties could go for $200m
The sale of 16 Crafar dairy farms could be enough to cover all of the family's bank debt.
Crafar says overseas buyers may bail him out
The former head of NZ's biggest private dairy operation is talking to foreign interests in an attempt to trade his way out of debt.
'Total rubbish' - Crafar rejects receivers' claims
Receivers say the Crafar farms were "in dire straits" when they stepped in last year.
Receivers preparing to oust Crafar
Allan Crafar remains on family land, 11 days after receivers set a deadline for him to leave.
Volcano cost to NZ: $2m per day
Air NZ is bearing the brunt of financial losses caused by the the Iceland volcano disruption, an expert says.
Ash cloud offers differing fortunes for exporters
The volcanic ash cloud over Europe has a local oyster farmer worried, while a salmon exporter is seeing a rise in offshore orders.
Exporters begin to count cost of air chaos
Export New Zealand will today start counting the cost to local businesses of the huge disruption to flights into and out of Europe.
NZ lead in agriculture threatened, says report
New Zealand's $26 billion agriculture sector will soon feel the squeeze from lower-cost foreign competition.
Clean green image fails to fire in US
Kiwi companies looking to sell their wares in the US are being told to push issues of quality and craftsmanship.
Seven days over deadline: Crafar stays put
Allan Crafar remains on his family farm in the Waikato, a week after the deadline expired for him to vacate the land.
<i>Audrey Young:</i> The New Zealand "boogey man"
Audrey Young speaks to an American dairy farmer and finds that a little understanding could go a long way.
Chinese eye southern dairy farms
Chinese-backed interests are reported to also be looking at up to 100 dairy farms in Otago and Southland, plus a factory.
Crafar says life 'hell' since receivers took over property
Former dairy farmer Allan Crafar says he has been living in 'hell' since receivers took over his family company.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Fear-mongering doesn't compute
Fran O'Sullivan notes a contradiction emerging in the utterings of Fonterra on the one hand, and Federated Farmers on the other.
Aust growers continue to query safety of NZ apples
Australian pipfruit bodies are still questioning the safety of NZ apples, despite a WTO interim report apparently indicating a win for local growers.