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Synlait reports $4.3m net loss, net debt up 21 per cent

The company had forecast a result ranging from a net loss of $5m to a net profit of $5m.

Stock Takes: Synlait’s big reveal, Fisher and Paykel's investor day

More light will be shed on the state of play with cash-strapped Synlait Milk on Monday.

Fonterra's $1.6b profit: CEO Miles Hurrell's pay packet revealed

And the big jump in workers earning over $100,000.

Power list: Who’s who in NZ's $2.4b wine industry

Is it still a viable option for those who dream of owning a vineyard?

The beloved Kiwi vegetable that costs 234% more than a year ago

What's driving high fruit & vegetable prices? Industry experts explain.

Fresh off $85m raise, Halter launches ‘smart grass’

“Often you’ll hear dairy farmers say they’re actually grass farmers," says Halter CEO.

Will dairy prices level out after last month’s rout?

But long-term gloom remains on lower demand from China.

Opinion: We need to talk tourism as election approaches

OPINION: Relationship between tourism and Govt symbiotic; are parties taking it seriously?

Milk price meltdown: The $5b hit coming to NZ’s economy

It means less tax for the Government and some farmers may not be able to stay in business.

Fonterra farmers fear new season milk price forecast about to get the chop

An important global whole milk powder price has gone south.

The 27-year-old Kiwi serial inventor onto his fourth startup sale

Serial inventor says Shear Edge offers new hope for strong wool.

Is Fonterra's heavy hand still behind our milk price-setting system?

There are allegations Fonterra's still in the driving seat, despite industry law changes.

Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge

The two dairy giants agreed to sell DPA for $210 million.

Nation of Debt: $63b down, farmers struggling to break even

Farm debt has come down but rising costs and a falling milk price are piling pressure on.

Trade surplus narrows as wary eyes trained on China, inflation

Inflation wars and China slowdown loom large, even as some exports surged.

Desert oasis: How to grow three tonnes of lettuce a day where it’s as dry as dust

World's biggest vertical farm serving up fresh produce for Emirates passengers.