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Training and supervision was 'inadequate' in lead-up to death of much-loved father.
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Gary and Penny Robinson installed a subsurface drip irrigation system on their farm.
Furious wife and cousin who latched on to her anger plotted brutal murder, sentenced
The wife of a slain dairy farmer plotted his death, using her cousin as a scapegoat.
Students spreading the word about predator free movement
Local schools get behind Predator Free Te Awamutu projects.
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As economies responded to Covid-19, there was good demand for Ātihau products.
‘Quite frightening’ drop in wool prices has farmers worried
Slowing international wool demand means farmers are getting lower prices for their clip.
Māori forestry group call out climate minister’s anti exotic moves
'Cost to Māori enormous' - forestry group fights government anti-exotic move.
Brian Hughes, the fabric of Fonterra in Northland, retires
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'Meat the Need': Call goes out to Central Hawke’s Bay farmers
Farmers can pledge to donate livestock and dairy farmers can sign up to donate milk.
Midhirst farmers add Valais to flock
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to accentuate the positive
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The Country Full Show: December 13, 2022
Sir Ian Taylor, Mike Petersen, Stephen Bell-Booth, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.
Tournament raises money for wellbeing of rural communities
Tournament success shows network understands pressures faced by the agriculture sector.
‘Emergency closure’: Scallop fishing in Coromandel banned amid ‘dire’ decline
The closure, which begins on Friday, would be initially in place for three months.
Fruit and vegetable prices leap 20 per cent in one year
Rotten news about fresh produce prices, as new food inflation data released.
Donkeys add authenticity to Christmas parades
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The chill in Brazil: Fonterra and Nestlé sell DPA joint venture for NZ$210 million
Fonterra and Nestle have sold the Brazilian joint venture DPA.
New $5m oyster hatchery aims to strengthen New Zealand production
New hatchery part of Moana NZ's oyster transformation project.
Textile worker takes wool to another level
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‘Absolute madness’: Trading Groove Armada music rights for a farm
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Stock truck driver fined for throwing goats down unloading ramp
Wayne Patterson was sentenced on two charges under the Animal Welfare Act.
Handle with care: Research reveals the way fish are handled after catch-and-release increases survival rates
Data could help save hundreds of thousands of fish per year.
Greens speak on their ' ‘biggest frustration’ - and optimism for 2023
The party co-leaders say they are committed to being part of the next Government.
‘Human rights abuses’: Hawke’s Bay leaders react to damning RSE report
The report has highlighted serious gaps in the system in need of improvement.
'Disappointing': Poor NAIT practices hinder M. bovis effort - MPI
"Poor records heighten the risk that other farmers’ cattle are exposed to M. bovis."
'It's just like a big jigsaw'
Ian Moore's project is part experiment, part passion, part legacy for future generations.
‘Sleepless with worry’: 4WD users hoon along riverbed abusing, threatening landowners
Police enforcement is needed, residents say.
RSE worker treatment like ‘slavery’, says Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner
Some treatment of Pacific workers borders on modern day slavery, says commissioner.
Water plant shut down over fears of chemical contamination
An Onehunga water treatment plant was closed due to chemical detection.
The Country’s Countdown to Christmas 2022
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