by Luci | Oct 11, 2023 | Default
The only plug-in ute currently offered in New Zealand, LDV’s fully electric eT60 now a lot cheaper. Normally priced from $79,990, the eT60’s retail price has been slashed by $7,015 to $72,975 not including on-road costs with the additional $7,015 Clean Car Discount...
by Luci | Oct 11, 2023 | Default
The National Party plans to “turbocharge the primary sector” to help double trade exports over the next decade. The party’s trade policy was announced at a Marlborough winery yesterday. National leader Chris Luxon was on a whirlwind visit to the top of the south on...
by Luci | Oct 11, 2023 | Default
Rising concern over commodity prices next year has pushed New Zealand farmer sentiment to a record-low. The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence survey completed late September was before last weeks increases in the dairy auction and Fonterra payout forecast. It found...
by Luci | Oct 10, 2023 | Default
The Horticulture New Zealand Young Grower of the Year for 2023 is 28-year-old produce lead Taylor Leabourn. Six regional finalists competed over two days in Pukekohe for decide this year’s winner. Taylor Leabourn says the national competition was a noticeable step up...
by Luci | Oct 10, 2023 | Default
Groups representing the owners of more than 300,000 hectares of local forest – have launched a judicial review in the High Court. The MPI’s new fees regime is set to increase costs for foresters in New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme by several thousand...
by Luci | Oct 10, 2023 | Default
Glyphosate safety could be put under the microscope again with the Environmental Law Initiative is pushing for a review of the herbicide. Glyphosate-based products are perhaps the most common weed killers used in New Zealand. The EPA last reviewed it in the 1970s....
