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‘Pain’ ahead for dairy farmers as prices ease
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Farmers are being warned to brace for a challenging next season after prices eased at the latest global dairy trade (GDT) auction....
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Heavy deluge turns Hawke’s Bay valley into an ‘ocean’
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Omakere. SARAH KINGSTON / SUPPLIED A heavy deluge in the early hours of Tuesday morning caught Central Hawke’s Bay residents by surprise, flooding roads...
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Federated Farmers applauds fuel support for rural schools
Source: Federated Farmers Extra support for small, rural and isolated schools to help them manage fuel cost pressures is timely and very welcome, Federated Farmers says. “The huge spike in fuel...
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Seventh Fast-track housing development approved
Source: New Zealand Government The Ashbourne project in Waikato, which will enable the development of 518 new homes and two solar farms, has been consented through Fast-track, Infrastructure Minister Chris...
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Indian community welcomes ‘momentous’ free trade deal
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon visits Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in New Delhi, India, in March 2025. RNZ / Marika Khabazi New Zealand’s Indian community has welcomed the government’s decision...
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Jollibee Group Delivers Record Q4 Results and Strong Full Year 2025 Finish
Source: Media Outreach Q4 Operating Income Sets New Fourth-Quarter Record, Surging 42%, Accelerating Full-Year Growth METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 April 2026 – Jollibee Foods Corporation...
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Farmers cleaning up after torrential rain, stock lost
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding on farmland at the base of the Awakino Gorge in October 2025. Supplied / Bree Joyce Farmers are facing their second major clean up in...
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New AI screening tool for telehealth to help deal with rise in calls
Source: Radio New Zealand A telehealth service says AI will help reassure people while they wait to speak to a counsellor. 123rf.com A telehealth service is bringing in an artificial...
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The House: Victorian Parliament: amid slum, disease, fires and illegal demolition
Source: Radio New Zealand View of 1860s Wellington showing the northern end of Lambton Quay at Pipitea. The intersection with Charlotte Street (now Molesworth Street) is near the centre of...
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Country Life: Why Canterbury’s crop farmers are leaving the industry
Source: Radio New Zealand David Clark inspects his radish seed crop. RNZ/Anisha Satya This year’s carrot seed crop should have been David and Jayne Clark’s money-maker. “Establishment was very good,”...
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Fast-tracked hydro to boost West Coast resilience
Source: New Zealand Government A fast-tracked renewable energy project on the West Coast will strengthen regional electricity supply and improve resilience, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Regional Development Minister Shane...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Defining weekend for Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika will face the Waratahs in Sydney on Friday night, while the Fijian Drua will take on the Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra on...
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Still time to nominate native forest champions
Source: NZ Ministry for Primary Industries There is still time to nominate outstanding native forest initiatives for the 2026 Growing Native Forest Champions Awards, with nominations closing on Friday 17...
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Marlon Williams, Lorde, Tami Neilson: Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 finalists revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand Folk singer Marlon Williams signs off his final months in the spotlight with a swag of seven nominations at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards. Williams first...
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The Work Project Opens New Floor at Parkview Square
Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 15 April 2026 – The Work Project (TWP) has announced the opening of a new floor at Parkview Square Singapore, expanding...
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Fonterra’s Mainland Group sale lifts Pāmu Farming’s dividends to Crown by $10m
Source: Radio New Zealand Kara Tait Photography The largest pastoral farmer in Aotearoa, Pāmu Farming, is sending $10 million in special dividends back to its owner the Crown, after the...
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Minister welcomes Landcorp special dividend
Source: New Zealand Government The Government will receive a $10 million special dividend from Landcorp Farming Limited today, State Owned Enterprises Minister Simeon Brown says. “We expect our state-owned enterprises...
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Queenstown film and TV village gets go ahead under the fast-track approval process
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ayrburn Screen Hub will include film and television studios, offices and 201 accommodation units. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A film and television production village in...
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Vietnam-China Agricultural Cooperation in a New Era: From Strategic Vision to a Sustainable and Prosperous Supply Chain
Source: Media Outreach BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2026 – At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China...
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Timetable tested as Auckland’s City Rail Link moves closer
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the morning peak at one of Auckland’s newest train stations. The rumble of the tracks, the hiss of the brakes, and the doors slide open...
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Queenstown’s Ayrburn Screen Hub granted Fast-track approval
Source: New Zealand Government Fast-track approval has been granted for a screen hub, a full-service film and television production village in Queenstown. Waterfall Park Developments Limited lodged a substantive application...
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Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments
Source: Radio New Zealand Cows at a dairy farm in Waikato. RNZ / Sally Round It is pay day for dairy giant Fonterra’s 8000 or so shareholding farmer-suppliers from the...
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Don’t boycott RUCs over diesel price, vehicle owners told
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel was selling for an average $3.89 a litre on Monday, according to Gaspy, while 91 was $3.48. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Anyone planning to boycott...
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Wellington cafe considers fuel surcharge as costs keep rising
Source: Radio New Zealand On the fuel application Gaspy, 91 fuel was an average of $3.48 a litre and diesel was averaging $3.89 per litre. RNZ / Quin Tauetau A...
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New Zealand’s top exporters call on parliament to back free trade agreement with India
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 17 March 2025. Piyal Bhattacharya / The Times of India via AFP...
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Supply chain crunch raising price of agricultural goods, rural retailers says
Source: Radio New Zealand A fixed-wing aircraft is used to drop fertiliser on a field. New Zealand Agricultural Aviation Association Rural retailers are reporting the supply chain crunch due to...
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Govt encourages farmers, growers to be prepared
Source: New Zealand Government Farmers, growers and rural communities are encouraged to stay up-to-date with weather warnings and prepare for Tropical Cyclone Vaianu, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay and Rural Communities...