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The Premium Debate: Subscribers react to farmers facing a 'profit squeeze'

Opinion: Premium subscribers have their say.

Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities

"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".

Bay of Plenty waterways running dirty after erosion from rain

Multiple slips and erosion are washing sediment into local rivers and estuaries.

'Cruel and inexcusable': 70 cattle left to starve to death

A 52-year-old woman has been fined $6000 for wilfully neglecting the animals.

Country Calendar furore: Lambasted for 'woke' farming, now couple feature in luxury travel bible

Kiwi farm couple's "woke" style wins global recognition.

Former Young Farmer of the Year entrant left 29 cows to die of starvation

While he was not disqualified from farming, he was fined $32,500.

RBNZ says falling dairy prices, rising costs, are eating into farm profits

Increasing farm debt servicing costs also singled out as a concern.

Salad days: Family business gives Waverley lettuce farm new lease on life

The farm had its first harvest this week, with 10,000-12,000 seeds being planted weekly.

National reveals new farming policy, feral cat hunt killed & airfare price surge | Focus Morning Bulletin: 19 April, 2023

National want to double RSE workers and add residency pathways, Canterbury feral cat hunt called off after backlash and Kiwis spending $1,700 more on travel over the past year in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Business backing huge solar farm fails, creditors want $12.3m

Council said the venture supported its aspirations. Now, it is a creditor.

Cyclone Gabrielle: Agencies still processing hundreds of grant applications

Three major relief funds have allocated millions to Hawke's Bay between them.

Simon Wilson: After Gabrielle, the challenge of rewilding

Rewilding sounds like such a good idea, so why don't we fund it and plan it properly?

Editorial: Is something... out there?

Opinion: Our editorial on signals from a far-off planet.

Central Otago vineyard: What went wrong, why IRD called liquidators

IRD wants $40,000, other creditors claim $97,000 from pinot noir specialist.

SH2 Bailey bridge construction starts, could be open by start of May

Transport Minister Michael Wood visited the crucial link with residents who would use it.

Does the latest GDT auction mean the end for high milk prices?

Next season's milk price may start with a seven in front of it.