by Luci | Nov 15, 2023 | Default
Rural insurer FMG has resolved 80% of claims and paid out more than $228 million in response to Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods. The two events are the biggest disasters FMG has faced in its 118-year history and resulted in more claims...
by Luci | Nov 15, 2023 | Default
The most intense election ever seen in Forest & Bird’s annual Bird of the Year competition, has resulted in the Australasian crested Grebe winning NZ’s Bird of the Century and mostly due to a British American TV host John Oliver who used his global influence to...
by Luci | Nov 14, 2023 | Default
New data from Stats NZ offers hope that inflation may be starting to ease with food prices down in October – led by cheese. Consumer prices manager James Mitchell says Food prices in New Zealand were 6.3% higher than a year ago but were cheaper in October 2023...
by Luci | Nov 14, 2023 | Default
The fall armyworm flew over from Australia, and Biosecurity New Zealand is hoping it is only a tourist. First discovered in New Zealand in March last year, the pest can chew through more than 350 plant species – which means it could be detrimental to arable and...
by Luci | Nov 14, 2023 | Default
Nine months after Cyclone Gabrielle, farmers in the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions are slowly getting back on their feet, and many have Commence the Re-Fence to thank for helping relieve some of the pain of the massive rebuild. It is an initiative of CNH Industrial,...
