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'It has taken everything': East Coast couple's home inundated by silt, storm debris

In an hour, Linda Gough saw her Tolaga Bay property covered in storm debris and water.

Brazil’s President-elect picks Amazon defender for environment minister

The new administration has said it will crack down on illegal deforestation.

Company ordered to pay more than $500,000 for worker’s death in Wairoa forest

Training and supervision was 'inadequate' in lead-up to death of much-loved father.

Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant

Group says it is NZ’s first dairy spray drying plant powered exclusively by biomass fuel.

Kiwi firefighter honoured for efforts in Aussie bush fires

Rotorua firefighter Phil Muldoon worked 16-hour days battling Australian bush fires.

Opinion: Why this forester says convert fewer farms to forestry

Opinion: Two simple things NZ can do to reduce farm-to-forestry conversion.

'They're making bloody excuses': WorkSafe under fire over forestry death

WorkSafe says the nearest qualified inspector was three hours away in Napier.

At climate summit, Brazil’s Lula says deforestation to stop

Brazilian President-elect promising to combat deforestation when he takes office on Jan 1.

Overseas forestry investment company intends to be a good neighbour in NZ

Ingka Investments has been buying farming land in Otago, Southland and Hawke's Bay.

NZ all talk, no action on diversifying exports beyond China

Exporters as a whole have continued to focus on furthering their reach into China.

Lower kiwi dollar keeps export prices strong despite falls

The ANZ Commodity Index shows export prices rose in currency-adjusted terms.

Global inflation boosts NZ's terms of trade as food prices spike

Rising food prices outpaced rising energy costs to drive a rise in NZ's terms of trade.

David Schnauer: Pain in the provinces

OPINION: 'Here are the consequences of poor economic policies pursued for 50 years.'

Foresters mull appeal against Wairoa rates decision

"We believe we have good grounds for an appeal," NZ Forest Owners Association says.

Protest movement: Stop converting farms to forestry

Thousands of hectares of farmland sold for forestry because of the value of carbon credits

Driver who fired shots during police chase 'a changed man' in tearful court appearance

Northland man has been jailed for firing a gun in the air during a police pursuit.