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Why cheese and milk prices remain high and will take time to drop

Persistently high cheese prices are helping to keep NZ inflation high.

'Who will inherit?': How to keep Kiwi farms in the family

Ageing Kiwi farmers risk losing their farms because they don't have a succession plan.

'Tasted amazing': NZ's best bacon and ham revealed

Wild Game in Hastings won both the supreme bacon award and the best ham award.

Jenée Tibshraeny: Govt caught between climate policy and cost of living crisis

Govt struggling to burn Climate Change Commission advice in its “policy bonfire".

China’s economy is slowing but no need for Kiwi exporters to panic

Even as China's GDP growth falls the economy still grows by more US$1 trillion a year.

China relationship requires “careful management” PM Chris Hipkins says

The Prime Minister will speak at the event.

'We are a community in crisis': Gisborne mayor

Tairāwhiti Gisborne has had three states of emergency this year alone.

Solar farming interest increases

But it's also a controversial option.

Market close: Comvita shares jump on China supply agreement

But an otherwise aimless sharemarket traded flat.

Comvita signs partnership deal with one of China's largest supermarket chains

Olé has more than 100 supermarkets across mainland China.

Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination

OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.

Billion-dollar blowout for Three Waters ‘mega-bureaucracy’

Taxpayers, and potentially ratepayers, will foot $1 billion cost overrun for water reform.

Alliance strikes deal with China’s largest importer of sheep meat

GM of sales said the cooperative aimed to be the leading red meat provider in China.

All plastic bags to disappear from Whanganui shops

"They still actually come in and ask for the plastic bags."

Boost in fight against predators, as NZCF takes half share in NZ AutoTraps

The parties say the deal will boost the country’s fight against predators and pests.

Free Trade Agreement with EU comes closer

The European Council has given the deal the green light.