Biochar – Putting Carbon Back into Soil
Source: Press Release Service – Auckland (PR.co.nz) In a world having too much carbon in the atmosphere and obsessed about expensive and dangerous technologies for it’s removal, it is comforting to know that a form of charcoal has now been accepted by the IPCC as a useful tool in the fight against climate change. Biochar […]
Read More →Fantastic Opportunity for Rangatahi in Ruatoria Region
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 9 mins ago Isaiah Heta -Te Puni taking part in a DOC/YMCA/EIT outdoor classroom project that helped form some of the inspiration for Ka Hao te Rangatahi Young people in the Ruatoria district are being given a fantastic opportunity this year, thanks to a team effort by EIT, […]
Read More →Growing Interest in NZ’s Sheep Milk Industry
Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand (PR.co.nz) Labour Party MP Jamie Strange officiated the ribbon cutting ceremony. “The sheep milk industry provides huge export potential for New Zealand Inc.” Mr Strange says. This event offered the chance for attendees to tour Spring Sheep’s Pilot Farms and learn more about the Sheep-Horizon Three Primary Growth […]
Read More →Dairy farmers face squeeze – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Business price indexes: September 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Dairy farmers face squeeze – 19 November 2018 Dairy farmers are getting a lower payout for milk but their costs are rising for goods and services like feed, fuel, and freight, Stats NZ said today. The prices received by dairy farmers fell (4.8 percent) in the September 2018 quarter, due to a lower […]
Read More →Record lamb chop prices as BBQ season nears – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Food price index: October 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Record lamb chop prices as BBQ season nears – 13 November 2018 The price of lamb chops reached a record high in October, Stats NZ said today. Lamb chop prices were up 7.7 percent from September, reaching $17.12 a kilogram, while the cost of sausages was also up, by 4.9 percent to $10.30 […]
Read More →Lettuce shows largest price fall in four years – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Food price index: September 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Lettuce shows largest price fall in four years – 11 October 2018 Lettuce prices fell 45 percent in September 2018, to an average of $1.81 a head, Stats NZ said today. They were down 30 percent for the year. “Prices reached an all-time high of $5.42 for a 500g head of lettuce in […]
Read More →New Zealand Data – Overseas merchandise trade: August 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions 26 September 2018, 10:45am Overseas merchandise trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of merchandise goods between New Zealand and other countries. Key facts This release refers to trade in goods only. August 2018 monthly values are actual and compared with August 2017. Goods exports rose $366 million (9.9 percent) to […]
Read More →New Zealand Data – Balance of payments and international investment position: Year ended 31 March 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions 26 September 2018, 10:45am Balance of payments records the value of the country’s transactions with the rest of the world. It shows changes in financial claims on, and liabilities to, the rest of the world. International investment position is a snapshot of the country’s financial assets and liabilities. Key facts At 31 […]
Read More →Higher dairy export prices boost terms of trade – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Overseas trade indexes (prices and volumes): June 2018 quarter (provisional)
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Higher dairy export prices boost terms of trade – 3 September 2018 Export prices increasing more than import prices in the June 2018 quarter led to a 0.6 percent rise in the terms of trade, Stats NZ said today. Terms of trade measures the purchasing power of New Zealand’s exports abroad and is […]
Read More →NZ must help Solomon Islands tackle unemployment ‘time bomb’, says Clark
Former PM Helen Clark at the National Council of Women conference yesterday … New Zealand should rethink its aid structure. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Jessica Marshall in Auckland The Solomon Islands faces a “time bomb” with a youth unemployment rate of 82 percent and New Zealand needs to do more to help the Pacific country, […]
Read More →Crude oil pumps up fuel prices – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Business price indexes: June 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Crude oil pumps up fuel prices – 17 August 2018 Higher fuel prices contributed to rises in producer output prices (up 0.9 percent) and input prices (up 1.0 percent) in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Higher prices received for whole milk powder also contributed to the increase in overall output […]
Read More →Vegetable prices shoot up in July – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Food price index: July 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Vegetable prices shoot up in July – 13 August 2018 Higher prices for vegetables led food price inflation of 0.7 percent in July 2018, Stats NZ said today. Vegetable prices rose 9.2 percent in the month, with higher prices for fresh lettuce (up 77 percent), tomatoes (up 30 percent), and broccoli (up 24 […]
Read More →Lamb exports set new record – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Overseas merchandise trade: May 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Lamb exports set new record – The value of lamb exports hit a new record of $369 million in May 2018, Stats NZ said today. Higher prices and more quantities of lamb exported boosted this month’s level. The previous high for lamb exports was $340 million in February 2009. “It has been a […]
Read More →Protecting our history with harakeke – the National New Zealand Flax Collection
MIL OSI – Source: Landcare Research – Release/Statement Headline: Protecting our history with harakeke – the National New Zealand Flax Collection Manaaki Whenua is kaitiaki (guardian) of the National New Zealand Flax Collection. The collection is made up of over 300 plants. The five main collections include weaving varieties, ornamental garden plants, historical plants from […]
Read More →Tony Alexander’s Weekly New Zealand Economic Overview 19 April 2018
Economic Analysis by Tony Alexander. This week I take a simple look at reasons why our economy’s growth rate and jobs growth have both been so strong the past four years, in spite of the big fall in dairy prices over 2013-14. Strong Growth For Four Years In the absence of any truly useful economic […]
Read More →Enhancing global geospatial data standards
MIL OSI – Source: Landcare Research – Release/Statement Headline: Enhancing global geospatial data standards Home» About Us » News & events » Media releases » Enhancing global geospatial data standards Friday 24 Nov 2017 Canterbury Plains International meetings on a subject that enables much of the technology that enhances our lives will be held in […]
Read More →Changes in garden bird populations over the last 10 years | Media releases
MIL OSI – Source: Landcare Research – Release/Statement Headline: Changes in garden bird populations over the last 10 years | Media releases Home» About Us » News & events » Media releases » Changes in garden bird populations over the last 10 years Wednesday 21 Jun 2017 State of NZ’s Garden Birds – cover Landcare […]
Read More →Agriculture: The right signals
MIL OSI – Source: Green Party – Press Release/Statement Headline: Agriculture: The right signals Landcorp is New Zealand’s biggest farming operation. It’s a farming company with more than 100 farms, owned by us – the people of New Zealand – and I was very pleased to read a piece by Landcorp CEO, Steven Carden talking […]
Read More →Wasp biocontrol update 10 | News snippets
MIL OSI – Source: Landcare Research – Release/Statement Headline: Wasp biocontrol update 10 | News snippets Home» About Us » News & events » News snippets » Wasp biocontrol update 10 Published: 22 March 2017 – by Ronny Groenteman Sphecophaga male in quarantine at Lincoln.” readability=”1″> Sphecophaga male in quarantine at Lincoln. ” data-copyright=” Image […]
Read More →Survey Shows Improvement in Farmers’ Confidence
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand – PR.co.nz – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Survey Shows Improvement in Farmers’ Confidence (PR.co.nz) Farmers’ confidence in the economy and their own businesses improved in Federated Farmers mid-season Farm Confidence Survey, released today. The survey, undertaken for Federated Farmers by leading agricultural market researchers Research First, […]
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