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Matthew Theunissen

The New Zealand Herald has more than 200 journalists across the country, bringing you the stories that matter on our website and app, in print and across our social media platforms.

We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.

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NZ logistics company cutting 'middlemen' from China trade
The Country

NZ logistics company cutting 'middlemen' from China trade

07 Jan 05:00 AM
Synlait Milk trader let go for selling to Sudan
The Country

Synlait Milk trader let go for selling to Sudan

05 Jan 04:58 AM

A Synlait Milk trader was dismissed for selling milk product to Sudan.

Chicken without the chicken flying off the shelves
The Country

Chicken without the chicken flying off the shelves

12 Nov 06:57 PM

Chicken Free Chicken seeking investors.

Sister loses family spat over farming millions
The Country

Sister loses family spat over farming millions

10 Nov 12:19 AM

Sister loses family spat over farming millions.

Orchard worker sacked for taking Labour Day off
The Country

Orchard worker sacked for taking Labour Day off

07 Nov 07:30 PM

An orchard worker sacked by text message for taking Labour Day off.

NZ drones find niche markets as industry takes off
The Country

NZ drones find niche markets as industry takes off

29 Aug 08:45 PM

New Zealand commercial drone manufacturers are successfully finding niche markets.

Kiwi farmers going gaga for Wagyu
The Country

Kiwi farmers going gaga for Wagyu

27 Aug 05:00 PM

Kiwi Wagyu beef has great earning potential for New Zealand farmers, LIC says.

Watch: Kiwi kids' homemade Air NZ video goes viral
The Country

Watch: Kiwi kids' homemade Air NZ video goes viral

13 Jul 07:24 PM

Two South Island sisters are raising smiles and warming hearts all over chilly NZ.

Kiwifruit boss bankrupt owing $200k
The Country

Kiwifruit boss bankrupt owing $200k

30 Jun 08:29 PM

The company was ordered to pay $226,000 in fines and unpaid wages, but only paid $28,000.

NZ avo shortage a dog's breakfast: grower
The Country

NZ avo shortage a dog's breakfast: grower

23 Jun 01:52 PM

Avocado grower says there's plenty to go around despite shortage and huge prices

$7m of NZ cargo to remain in South Africa
The Country

$7m of NZ cargo to remain in South Africa

17 Jun 01:58 AM

A $7 million shipment of phosphate bound for Napier will remain held at a South African.

Parasite could spell end of Bluff oysters
The Country

Parasite could spell end of Bluff oysters

09 Jun 05:00 PM

There are fears that a parasite could cause the demise of the iconic Bluff oyster.

NZ wine exports to US are soaring
The Country

NZ wine exports to US are soaring

21 Apr 06:01 PM

Trendy Americans can't get enough of New Zealand wines.

Rain brings relief to Canterbury farmers
The Country

Rain brings relief to Canterbury farmers

18 Apr 12:55 AM

Rain has brought relief to drought-stricken South Island farmers.

'Cycle train' gets green light
The Country

'Cycle train' gets green light

31 Mar 08:20 PM

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

Inghams, Tegel warned on chicken size
The Country

Inghams, Tegel warned on chicken size

06 Mar 08:11 PM

The Commerce Commission said the companies were 'likely to have made misleading representations about chicken size'.

Horses fetch $58m at Karaka Premier sale
The Country

Horses fetch $58m at Karaka Premier sale

31 Jan 05:38 AM

A record $30 million was spent on horses at yesterday's Karaka bloodstock auctions.

Sheikh comes shopping for NZ bloodstock
The Country

Sheikh comes shopping for NZ bloodstock

27 Jan 05:36 AM

New Zealand's thoroughbred horses have caught the attention of one of the world's most powerful men.

State-owned farms up for sale
The Country

State-owned farms up for sale

29 Nov 09:29 PM

Ten Lancorp farms covering an area of more than 11,000 rugby fields are going up for sale.

Trump softens tone on trade policy
The Country

Trump softens tone on trade policy

13 Nov 05:58 PM

Donald Trump has released the first hint of what his Administration's trade platform will be.

Trump heralds new economic era
The Country

Trump heralds new economic era

09 Nov 06:19 AM

The 'resentment vote' could see markets controlled by governments rather than central banks, says a leading economist.

Man's arm crushed in conveyor belt
The Country

Man's arm crushed in conveyor belt

07 Nov 10:23 PM

A man whose arm was caught in a conveyor belt for about an hour has been awarded $52,000 compensation.

Quarantine imposed after fruit fly find
The Country

Quarantine imposed after fruit fly find

23 Jan 01:42 AM

New Zealand's horticulture industry faces an anxious wait to see whether there is a breeding population of a highly-destructive Queensland fruit flies in Northland.

Fonterra should have kept scientists in loop - microbiologist
The Country

Fonterra should have kept scientists in loop - microbiologist

29 Aug 02:41 AM

A University of Auckland microbiologist says Fonterra should not have left scientists in the dark over its false-alarm botulism scare.

Farmers break silence
The Country

Farmers break silence

05 Aug 09:30 PM

"There will be a reckoning, but now is not the time." Federated Farmers breaks its silence on the infant formula contamination scare.

Drought spreads down NZ
The Country

Drought spreads down NZ

08 Mar 06:30 AM

The drought is working its way down the country, and with with no change predicted until at least mid-March, farmers from Northland to Southland are suffering.

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