The Free Trade Agreement With The United Kingdom Is Already Paying Dividends For Red Meat Exporters
The free trade agreement with the United Kingdom is already paying dividends for red meat exporters according to Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva. Ms Karapeeva says over the past three months, New Zealand has exported 650 tonnes of beef worth...
Northland Kūmara Growers Are Looking Ahead With Hope That They Will Rebound From A Dismal Season As Planting For New-Season Crops Gets Under Way
Northland kūmara growers are looking ahead with hope that they will rebound from a dismal season as planting for new-season crops gets under way. More than 70% of the about-to-be-harvested kūmara crop was either destroyed in Cyclone Gabrielle in February, or wasn’t...
State Highway 1 South Of Taupō Will Be Closed Tuesday And Wednesday This Week While A Truck Wreck Is Emptied Of Its Cargo By Hand
State Highway 1 south of Taupō will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday this week while a truck wreck is emptied of its cargo by hand. The truck crashed six days ago leaving it in a perilous position above the lake at notorious trouble spot Te Pōporo - Bulli Pt. A Waka...
A Swiss Company Has Been Denied The Chance To Buy An Otago Sheep Farm And Convert It To Forestry
A Swiss company has been denied the chance to buy an Otago sheep farm and convert it to forestry. This is one of the first decisions to be made under the benefit test for the conversion of farm land to forestry after a change in the Overseas Investment Act last year....
The Government Has Approved $8.9m Of Funding To Boost Resilience And Reduce The Risk Of Major Flood Damage In Northland
The Government has approved $8.9m of funding to boost resilience and reduce the risk of major flood damage in Northland. The bulk of it, $4.2m, will go toward reducing the risk of flooding in Kawakawa, Moerewa, Kāeo, Whirinaki, Punaruku, and include marae often...
New Zealand’s Overall Food Waste Has Continued To Climb, And Is Now Valued At $3.2 Billion – Blake Holgate Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
New Zealand’s overall food waste has continued to climb, and is now valued at $3.2 billion, the equivalent cost of feeding 688,000 Kiwis for a year. This has been revealed by the 2023 Rabobank - KiwiHarvest Food Waste survey. Rabobank NZ head of sustainable business...
Ongoing Immigration Delays For Itinerant Shearers Are Causing Issues
Ongoing immigration delays for itinerant shearers are causing issues. The shearers who supplement the locals over Summer have been waiting for more than a month and have now been advised it will be another two months to get through the backlog and get that approval....
CH4 Global Has Partnered With Lotte International To Take Its Methane Tamer Product To South Korea
CH4 Global has partnered with Lotte International to take its Methane Tamer product to South Korea. The company says that its trademarked product reduces the animals’ methane emissions by up to 90% when added to cattle feed. Methane Tamer is produced in Bluff and will...
More Than 60,000 Wilding Pines And 180 Kilograms Of Grass Carp Were Among The Pests Removed From Northland In The Past Year
More than 60,000 wilding pines and 180 kilograms of grass carp were among the pests removed from Northland in the past year. The pests were among a swath of unwanted invaders capture by the Northland Regional Council. The 60,000-plus wilding pines were removed from...