Dairy council and sharemilkers' meeting
A number of issues were raised at the Federated Farmers Dairy Council meeting at Waitangi in February.
Rural
Gold kiwifruit exports halved
Gold kiwifruit export volumes have dropped more than 50 per cent - but the industry is confident it will bounce back.
Great vintage in the making
About this time every year you might see strange-looking machinery rolling slowly along the main roads around Hawke's Bay.
The big dry's economic toll on farmers
Drought is the economy's Achilles heel and we cannot emphasise enough the impact of "the big dry" on NZ Inc.
Property
Property sales boom in Bay
The number of properties sold in the Western Bay surged last month, with the market experiencing one of its busiest Aprils on record.
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Join the conversationI have trouble believing there is a boom while prices remain remarkably subdued. In real terms (post inflation) prices appear to be still falling.
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Business
Sports drink entrepreneur on a roll
The company had produced 6500 bottles in the past six months and the number of retailers stocking R-Line products had tripled since September.
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Charter schools plan gets the cold shoulder (+poll)
Tauranga educators are slamming the Government's charter school model, which will allow unqualified or unregistered teachers in the classroom.
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Motoring
Volvo V40 T5: Volvo comes to grips with its wild side
When you think Volvo, words like "fast" and "furious" don't come up. You're more likely to think "safe".
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Labour pains help save family from fire
A Mount Maunganui woman's labour pains helped save her and her young family when they woke to find their house on fire. The 21-year-old and her 27-year-old partner did not want to be identified but the man said his partner's waters broke on Sunday night. Because the couple had planned for a home birth, they positioned themselves in front of the fire to help ease the woman's discomfort and fell asleep. About 3am yesterday the man woke and noticed smoke coming from the chimney flue. "The only reason I noticed it was because the paint started bubbling up. I fix cars and do welding so I knew bubbling…
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