AgribusinessSheep numbers fall, dairy cows reach recordSheep numbers have continued to fall, dairy cow numbers are rising and grain crops increased markedly, latest agricultural production figures show.08 Feb 11:00 PM
BDBDInvestmentCarter Holt in $225m dairy farm sell-offCarter Holt Harvey is putting 29 dairy farms on the market, asking $224.5 million in the biggest single offering of farm land seen in NZ.20 Jan 09:45 PM
New ZealandNZ gas-cut plan rated better than climate leader'sA report by three top climate think-tanks says efforts planned by NZ to cut greenhouse gases stack up better than the EU's.14 Dec 03:00 PM
OpinionFran O'Sullivan<i>Fran O'Sullivan:</i> Minister faces hidden perils in race-based forestry deal20 Nov 03:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices keep rising in new commodity indexRising dairy prices continue to underpin gains in the ANZ Commodity Price Index, which has recorded its seventh straight monthly gain last month.03 Nov 03:30 AM
EnergyBusiness backs emissions plan changesBusiness lobby groups welcomed proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme agreed by the Government and the Maori Party yesterday.14 Sep 04:00 PM
EnergyAmended emissions scheme 'could be law by December'The Maori Party has come to the Government's aid to get a new emissions trading scheme (ETS) in place.14 Sep 04:23 AM
EnergyCarbon deal lifts taxpayers' billA Govt and the Maori Party deal on emissions trading legislation will halve the impact on power and petrol prices over the first two years of the scheme.13 Sep 04:00 PM