by Luci | Jun 28, 2023 | Default
Road closures in the Coromandel and Gisborne are putting pressure on businesses and supply chains. The closure of State Highway 2 between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne has hampered freight deliveries, including fresh vegetables. Countdown has advised its customers some fruit...
by Luci | Jun 28, 2023 | Default
The Poultry industry has joined the govt to be ready to responds should there be a pest or disease incursion. They’ve joined 23 other industry sectors to be prepared should a disease such as avian influenza get into NZ. Poultry Industry Executive Director Michael...
by Luci | Jun 26, 2023 | Default
New Zealand’s live crayfish export industry is worth around $320 million annually, much of it sold to China. But it all came to a shuddering halt when China shut down New Year celebrations and closed restaurants as the coronavirus spread. Lobster Exporters Assn...
by Luci | Jun 26, 2023 | Default
First time since 1977 NZ has failed to win a title at the Golden Shears World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Scotland. This is the first in the 19 events since the championships began in 1977. The Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand team...
by Luci | Jun 26, 2023 | Default
The soil in Gisborne is now resembling porridge – according to Gisborne District Council’s principal scientist Dr Murray Cave it’s more like melted ice cream. On Sunday the Gisborne state of emergency was lifted following a few days of heavy rain and...
by Luci | Jun 26, 2023 | Default
Eastern parts of the North Island are still being disrupted by slips, significant road damage and the after effects of floods. A local state of emergency for Tairāwhiti/Gisborne ended on Sunday shortly after noon. The removal of the state of emergency signals a shift...
