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 →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 →Urgent call for help on Kadavu island after Keni’s Fiji devastation
This house at Namara Village in Sanima on Kadavu had its roof blown off. Image: The Fiji Times By Vilimaina Naqelevuki in Suva A resort owner on Kadavu has called on Fijians to urgently assist those on the island after the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Cyclone Keni this week. Matava Eco Resort director Mark […]
Read More →Forest Management Now Made Easy
MIL OSI – Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand – PR.co.nz – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Forest Management Now Made Easy (PR.co.nz) Of late, there has been an increasing need for services related to forest management as more and more owners want to maximize their wealth through their forest woodlot. Common sense will tell people […]
Read More →Exercise experts get flexible for rural health
MIL OSI – Christchurch – The rise in agritech is making it tough for farmers to stay in prime shape and as a result, personalised exercise programmes in rural communities are in high demand, Exercise New Zealand (ExerciseNZ) says. New Zealand’s rural community has a population of around 600,000 people driving the country’s largest industry, primary […]
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