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A website is giving elderly or retire farm dogs a new lease of life. Retired Working Dogs was launched in 2012 and has found homes for hundreds of dogs across New Zealand. A common reason for retired working dogs being euthanised was they worked on a big station,...

Fisheries New Zealand says the daily limit for recreationally-caught pāua will be reduced to five of each pāua species per fisher, to support the sustainability of stocks in the central and lower North Island. The new rules are now in effect and Fisheries New...

Cyclone Gabrielle has cost Hawke’s Bay apple and pear growers $270 million in lost earnings, on top of what it’s going to cost to rebuild the industry. New Zealand Apples and Pears market access manager Danielle Adsett says growers are still clearing silt from their...

MPI director-general Ray Smith says it’s challenging for rural communities at the moment, and may be for the next year, but the outlook for the country’s products remains bright. The Chinese economy has been slow to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic, and global...

This year was one of the most financially unrewarding kiwifruit harvests in recent memory due to the low volume produced. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated chief executive Colin Bond says the industry did relatively well during Covid. The last two years have...

The Government is calling time on the bullying behaviour of the big supermarket chains. Its announced plans for a mandatory code of conduct, compulsory unit pricing and other measures after it found the industry was not supporting consumers and competition was...

Mutton markets remain weak on the back of low demand from China. Alliance Group says they are continuing to pursue diversified options into Taiwan, Malaysia, and North America but large mutton volumes out of Australia continue to disrupt all markets. Alliance says the...

Ford New Zealand is recalling just over 1000 Ranger utes over a battery issue that can lead to vehicles engaging ‘Park’ whilst moving at low speed. The recall affects the twin turbo 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine version of the country’s most popular new...

The Bee Aware Month annual awareness campaign run by Apiculture New Zealand, is about sharing with New Zealanders some basic things everyone can do to help improve bee health and encouraging kiwis to plant more trees for bees, to use garden sprays safely, or not at...