The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating after a bull was found dead days after competing in a rodeo. MPI received the complaint from an advocacy group, Anti Rodeo Action NZ, last week. Lynn Charlton Photo: RNZ / Paloma Migone The......
Farmers wanting to sell their land to sell to a foreign buyer might have to advertise their properties more thoroughly than they do now, according to new proposals from the government. The proposed changes were unveiled by the Associate Minister of......
Dairy prices have again risen slightly in the latest global auction keeping prices at close to a two-year high. The average price was up 0.5 percent to $US3447 a tonne, the 10th consecutive price gain which followed a nearly 1 percent rise in the previous......
Around 250 people have successfully applied to vary the conditions of their visitor visas to work in the labour shortage declaration in the Bay of Plenty and extension in Hawke's Bay. This is since a labour shortage was declared earlier this month. The......
A government body is poised to announce that a core of the country's energy policy will be prohibitively expensive to implement. The Interim Climate Change Committee (ICCC) will make this announcement on 30 April. But a preview of the announcement......
Fruit is rotting on the ground in Hawke's Bay amid a massive worker shortage and orchardists warn that overworked pickers are suffering more accidents. The official labour shortage first declared for Hawke's Bay six weeks ago - with 192 tourists......
New capital requirement rules proposed for banks could hurt farmers with large mortgages, according to the ASB bank. If banks are required to keep more money in reserve, they will face higher costs and will have to recover costs by charging higher......
Farmer confidence has lifted after three consecutive quarters of decline, but it still remains in negative territory. Rabobank's first quarterly Rural Confidence Survey for the year - completed last month - has shown the nation's net farmer......
