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$33M UFB rollout for Northland
Twenty-one Northland towns are to get hooked up in a $33 million rollout of ultra fast broadband (UFB) over the next six years, under
Tankers carry water to parched Mangawhai
Mangawhai residents' empty water tanks are being filled, thanks in part to the milk of corporate kindness. Last weekend's rain eased
Northland dairy farmers advised to sort out employment records
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has advised dairy farmers in Northland to sort out their employment and time records
Rural women say isolation a concern
Isolation is the most significant issue in the lives of rural women, and traditional rural women's groups are unable to fill that
Boom time for ag robotics
Report predicts agricultural robotics industry will grow by $7 billion in just six years
Dairy farmer fined for ill-treatment of cows
A Whangarei dairy farmer has been fined $3000 after two of his cows died on their way to an abattoir and a similar number had to be
Day one of new season set to hit 25C
Get out your jandals and sunglasses because a high pressure system is bringing warm spring weather to Northland, with the temperature
$45m boost for North farmers
A rise in the forecast farmgate milk price will rake in $427.5 million for Northland dairy farmers this season - $45 million more
Farmer ordered to pay workers $33k
A Northland sharemilker has been ordered to pay two labourers nearly $33,000 in wage arrears and lost remuneration.
Sheep's milk idea earns top honour
A Northland student has successfully tackled one of the biggest challenges facing the world - how to produce more nutritious food
Search for Kiwifruit saboteur
Northland farmer who lost hundreds of thousands in income is offering a $50,000 reward for evidence that leads to a conviction.
The Kiwi behind that $40m farms sale
The man who became Northland's biggest dairy farmer puts his success down to the skills he gained helping on his father's farm as a child.