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Second Fast-track quarry approved

· December 18, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A second substantial Auckland quarry project has gained Fast-track approval to expand operations, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources Minister Shane Jones says. Kings Quarry Limited...

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Major Fast-track mining project approved

· December 18, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The first major mining project, Waihi North, has gained consent today to expand operations until 2043 through the Fast-track process, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources...

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Fonterra lowers milk price forecast amid strong supply

· December 18, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Fonterra lowers milk price forecast midpoint again Strong global supply weighing on prices Global Dairy Trade auction has fallen at nine consecutive meetings Fonterra has...

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Special Agricultural Trade Envoy appointed

· December 18, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Minister for Trade and Investment, and Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay has announced the appointment of Nathan Guy as New Zealand’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy...

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Best books of 2025

· December 18, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand 2025 has been a year of long books, which are often best saved for summer reading. Two are Booker-shortlisted finalists which explore diaspora: Susan Choi’s Flashlight...

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South Taranaki fire spreads to 100 hectares

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters expect they will be battling the fire for days. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ A fire in South Taranaki has grown overnight to an estimated 100...

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What’s really going on with Canterbury’s water

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Depending on who you ask, Canterbury is either in the grip of a nitrate emergency orcontrolled by environmental alarmists waging a war on dairy cows. Despite...

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Food and fibre exports set to reach record $62 billion

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Kiwi farmers, growers, and primary producers are driving New Zealand’s economy with food and fibre exports set to reach a record $62 billion next year, Agriculture...

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New methane target set in Parliament

· December 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has today passed changes setting a new sensible biogenic methane target, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts say. The Climate...

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Parliament debates climate targets under urgency

· December 12, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Farmers will be exposed to the uncertainty of the three-year political cycle by the government’s decision to walk away from the bipartisan...

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How to support a low-emissions farming future

· December 12, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Rudmer Zwerver CreativeNature.nl A low-emissions future for farming will likely mean fewer cows – but farmers will struggle to diversify without financial and infrastructure support, government-funded...

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Rural communities supported by 32 new vets

· December 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government Thirty-two graduate veterinarians will begin their careers in rural New Zealand through the Government’s Voluntary Bonding Scheme for Veterinarians (VBS), Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Associate...

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Fast-track quarry project approved

· December 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government A Fast-track approval for an Auckland quarry is great news for the city’s construction sector, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources Minister Shane Jones say. Stevenson...