Sanford Plans To Sell Most Of Its North Island Inshore Wildcatch Fishing Rights To Iwi-Owned Rival Moana New Zealand
Sanford plans to sell most of its North Island inshore wildcatch fishing rights to iwi-owned rival Moana New Zealand, and close its Auckland processing plant. Chief executive Peter Reidie says Sanford will retain ownership but has agreed to sell the annual catch...
There Are Now Less Than 5 Sheep To One Human In NZ The Ratio Of Sheep To People Has Dropped Below Five-To-One For The First Time Since The 1850s
There are now less than 5 sheep to one human in NZ … The ratio of sheep to people has dropped below five-to-one for the first time since the 1850s, when national sheep numbers were first recorded. Little wonder the sheep jokes have all but disappeared. The national...
Saturday Was World Bee Day An International Day To Celebrate Our Little Honey Makers – Karin Kos Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Saturday was World Bee day an international day to celebrate our little honey makers. It is a very quiet time for bees coming into winter and in fact NZ celebrates the bee in September with its Bee Aware Month. And of course yesterday the news that Manuka is not a...
New Zealand Reported A Seasonally Adjusted Trade Deficit Of $1.4 Billion In April As Imports Continue To Outstrip Exports
New Zealand reported a seasonally adjusted trade deficit of $1.4 billion in April as imports continue to outstrip exports. Imports were $7.7bn, down 1.1% compared with March, while exports were $6.3bn, up 8%. In the year ended April, the annual trade deficit was...
Fish & Game NZ Is Encouraging Anglers And Hunters To Reach Out To Farmers Still Cleaning Up From Cyclone Gabrielle
Fish & Game NZ is encouraging anglers and hunters to reach out to farmers still cleaning up from Cyclone Gabrielle. Chief executive Corina Jordan says many landowners are still struggling to get their lives and livelihoods back on track and traditionally thousands...
Federated Farmers Is Disappointed The Government Is Not Tightening Its Belt In The Budget As Farmers Were Having To – Wayne Langford Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Federated Farmers is disappointed the government is not tightening its belt in the Budget as farmers were having to. President Wayne Langford says that when they released their Budget wishlist that farmers weren't looking for a handout. They said they wanted...
Rabobank NZ Is Running A Series Of 20 Free Financial Workshops Around The Country To Try And Help Farmers Cope With The Mounting Pressures In These Difficult Times
Rabobank NZ is running a series of 20 free financial workshops around the country to try and help farmers cope with the mounting pressures in these difficult times. CEO Todd Charteris says the next 12 months are undoubtedly going to be tough but input costs for diesel...
Federated Farmers Got What They Asked For In This Year’s Budget – Nathan Penny Joins Mark Leishman On Round Up
Federated Farmers got what they asked for in this year’s Budget. Acting President Wayne Langford says the Government has in fact exceeded farmers’ expectations. Wayne Langford says he made it clear last week in his Budget Wishlist that farmers weren’t looking for a...
Police Officers Shot Dead 62 Animals Last Year, Including Cows, Dogs, Deer, Sheep And A Wallaby, According To Newly Released Data
Police officers shot dead 62 animals last year, including cows, dogs, deer, sheep and a wallaby, according to newly released data. Hundreds of rounds were fired at animals by police officers in the line of duty over the past four years. The NZ Herald asked for data...