EntertainmentWanaka food and wine festival off to a good startMore than 2000 people attended the first Ripe festival on Sunday.22 Mar 12:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Unprecedented' worker shortage: Loaded livestock trucks turned away from meatworksProgressive Meats says staff shortage is "unprecedented" as workers choose to pick fruit.08 Mar 10:20 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness$300 a day for fruit picking? Potential goldmine for Kiwi workersPicking contractors are offering big prices to lure in orchard workers this season.09 Feb 05:07 PM
New ZealandNative plants instead of spraysVilla Maria is trialling under-vine natives. Made with funding from NZ On Air.19 Mar 09:40 PM
New ZealandUS State Dept: Report cans Govt's lax anti-trafficking dutiesReport calls for changes to NZ's legal definition of child sex trafficking.20 Jun 10:49 PM
EmploymentExploitation case warning to Kiwi winemakersKiwi wineries need to check who is doing their work after another exploitation case09 Jan 10:05 PM
EmploymentWine business fined $120,000 for exploiting workersCompany pinged for serious employment law breaches.08 Jan 11:00 PM
New ZealandGovt: Bill restricting house sales will have small effect on pricesNational says the bill has been a textbook exercise of bad law-making.19 Jun 07:50 AM
New ZealandGovt begins winding down irrigation fundingBig private irrigation schemes should be economically viable on their own, Robertson says.05 Apr 04:56 AM
EducationChinese university chooses EIT partnershipThe 2015 student cohort is progressing into the third year of the programme.15 Aug 04:00 AM
EducationEIT head of viticulture retiresDiane Marshall has retired as head of EIT's School of Viticulture and Wine Science.18 Jul 08:00 PM
EmploymentMainfreight cops migrant banNew measures to stop worker exploitation came into force in April05 Jul 10:54 PM
RetailThe NZ region with the hottest economyASB's latest Regional Economic Scoreboard shows Auckland is struggling to keep up.28 May 10:20 PM
LifestyleHawkes Bay winery listed among world's bestA Hawkes Bay winery has appeared alongside world-renowned vineyards in Burgundy, Tuscany and California in a major travel guide's top 10 list.30 Apr 05:30 PM
AgribusinessWineries unite to crack US marketFive NZ wineries have joined forces to target the United States market, with plans for exports to hit nearly one million bottles within five years.04 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessCheap wine changing Kiwis' drinking purchasesLion's new boss in New Zealand says cheap wine is changing this country's liquor market.17 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandHands-on classroom for wine studentsWaiheke winemaker Kim Goldwater has donated a 14ha section of his vineyard to the University of Auckland.15 Jul 05:30 PM
