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Busy week of events, long weekend travel volumes facing road users
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Patience, care and attention will be needed on the roads in and around Canterbury over the next week as a busy schedule of events leads...
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Maritime NZ proudly supporting international seafarers’ welfare
Source: Maritime New Zealand We’re proud to honour New Zealand’s responsibilities under the Maritime Labour Convention to support the welfare of international seafarers in our ports. Maritime NZ has distributed...
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Pricier properties drive drop in values in Manawatū
Source: Radio New Zealand The average home value in Manawatū District is now $618,000. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Property values in Manawatū District have dropped sharply since the last ratings valuation three...
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Transporting New Zealand warns of freight cost pressures
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand National road freight association Transporting New Zealand says that consumers and businesses can expect continued upward pressure on freight costs, as Port of Auckland...
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Northland Regional media brief – 10 November 2025
Source: Northland Regional Council BREAM BAY ‘EXPLORE AND RESTORE’ ROAD TRIP All aboard! The Northland Regional Council Coastcare team is holding a Bream Bay ‘explore and restore’ road trip on Wednesday...
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One person critically injured in fiery crash with milk tanker on Canterbury’s State Highway 73
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A person has been critically injured in fiery crash between a milk tanker and ute that closed a state highway in Canterbury....
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Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50,000 cattle and 450,000 sheep are auctioned off annually at the Feilding saleyards. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life The cries of ‘bid’ keep coming...
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From the Country Life archives: Mustering at Molesworth
Source: Radio New Zealand Stockmen resting after a cattle muster at Molesworth RNZ/Sally Round It’s an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the...
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Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the way
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens. RNZ/Sally Round Friday is World Egg Day – and New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens with...
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More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones at the Aquaculture NZ conference in Nelson. RNZ / Samantha Gee Bespoke legislation and more ocean space is needed for...
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Property Values – New rating valuations show a decrease in property values across the Manawatu District – QV
Source: Quotable Value Manawatu District property owners will soon receive a Notice of Rating Valuation in the post, containing an updated rating value for their property. The new rating valuations have...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Update #10
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Conditions are misty in the Tongariro National Park this morning, which has helped limit the growth of the fire overnight. All aircraft are grounded because...
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Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ’s dry east coast – study
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Sharon Lundy A new study has found higher concentrations of nectar from native New Zealand plant species in the drier eastern parts of the...
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Country Life: Ironbark – a wood as hard as steel
Source: Radio New Zealand Steve Evans is a man who just loves old wood and just can’t bear the thought of seeing it end up in landfill or being chucked...
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Country Life: Harnessing the power of kiwi in horticulture
Source: Radio New Zealand Fancy a drop of “kiwi-friendly” wine or a bite of a “kiwi-friendly” kiwifruit? Branding fruit as “kiwi-friendly” could be a future marketing tool for producers after...
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Dawn Meats raises bid for Alliance stake ahead of shareholder vote
Source: Radio New Zealand Alliance Group meatworks in Southland. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon The overseas investment offer to rescue red meat processor Alliance Group has gotten even sweeter. Irish company...
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Wattie’s NZ taking fewer tomatoes, corn, beetroot until demand increases
Source: Radio New Zealand Wattie’s New Zealand is cutting down on local produced crops, including tomatoes, corn and beetroot. pixabay Wattie’s New Zealand is further reducing fruit and vegetable crops...
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Farmers welcome government’s drop in methane targets
Source: Radio New Zealand Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford said the new targets were backed by science and had landed in a “solid” place. AgResearch Farmers have welcomed the government’s...
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Ikea owner buys up Northland forestry
Source: Radio New Zealand Ingka Investments the parent company of furniture giant Ikea has bought 10,000 hectares of production forestry in Northland. Supplied Ingka Investments, the parent company of furniture...
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Environmental lawyers’ bid for reassessment of weedkilling glyphosate rejected
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Environmental lawyers say they remain concerned about the risks posed by glyphosate-based products, the most commonly used herbicide in Aotearoa, despite a rejection in the...
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Ex-All Black Sam Whitelock’s Hawke’s Bay farm tipped to stay in beef production
Source: Radio New Zealand Pastoral farming remains a key sector in the Hawke’s Bay economy. A rural land agent has allayed fears a significant Hawke’s Bay farm will be planted...
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Questions for MetService about warnings issued for ‘badly impacted’ Waitomo District
Source: Radio New Zealand Sheep and beef farmer Chris Lovell says floodwaters were so high he was afraid to leave his home to check on stock. RNZ / Robin Martin...
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‘Chainsaw cowboys’: First responder worried about injuries during storm clean up
Source: Radio New Zealand A first responder and local farmer believes it’s a miracle no one was hurt in the devastating storm that hit Clutha, but he’s warning there will...
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Measles outbreak: Rural nurses target vaccination ‘hesitancy’
Source: Radio New Zealand Only 72 percent of Māori children under five years old are vaccinated. 123rf Rural nurses are on a mission to try and lift measle vaccination rates...
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Country Life: Clydesdales – gentle giants of horse world
Source: Radio New Zealand They used to be a regular sight on New Zealand’s roads and paddocks – the plodding, but magnificent Clydesdales. The horses with the hobbit hooves helped...
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Country Life: Fears for wildlife from vehicles tearing through conservation area
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Banks stands on the tracks among the dunes at the side of Thornton Lagoon RNZ/Sally Round Conservationist Ben Banks spends a lot of his spare...
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Country Life: First stage of Waimate Trail nears completion
Source: Radio New Zealand A section of the newly surfaced Waimate Trail through DoC land Supplied The first stage of the 67km Waimate Trail – Te Ara Waimatemate is nearing...