AgribusinessTariff-free trade: Hawke's Bay exporters get good newsA new free trade deal has been agreed to between the United Kingdom and Aotearoa.03 Nov 10:01 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessWill Govt mandate vaccination for primary export sector workforce?Primary industries ministry still working on how legal requirement would work.03 Nov 08:16 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessExporters fear 'being left behind' as other countries get back to businessNZ exporters risk gaining a reputation of being unreliable, costly and slow to deliver.26 Oct 05:30 PM
AgribusinessPlans revealed for $18m new apple orchard in NapierA new apple orchard has been planted on the outskirts of Napier to grow a popular brand.24 Oct 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessFrom coffee to olive oil: Cashed-up Kiwi multimillionaire launches new ventureMichael Allpress has established Waiheke Island-based Allpress Olive Oil.24 Oct 04:00 AM
AgribusinessNZX-listed company buys six South Island dairy farms for $61.4mToday's deal is NZRL's second major purchase of South Island farms.22 Oct 05:41 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusiness'Back to the future' for NZ-UK trade ties?NZ's primary export and business sectors have welcomed the new trade deal with the UK.21 Oct 04:40 AM
AgribusinessZespri on full alert as China finds Covid on a fruit sampleZespri taking matter "extremely seriously".24 Sep 05:34 AM
AgribusinessFonterra considers IPO of Australia businessFonterra has big plans for the future, puts Soprole on the block22 Sep 09:08 PM
AgribusinessThe women in weed... on the lack of women in weedWhy are there not enough women in NZ's fledgling medicinal cannabis industry?17 Sep 02:00 AM
AgribusinessCushing family cash in $2.4m worth of PGG Wrightson sharesThe Cushing family has had long association with the rural services firm.09 Sep 08:18 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessLiquor giant Lion fined for overseas investment law breach'They will only incur a laughable fine and get retrospective consent anyway.'08 Sep 05:32 AM
AgribusinessDamages reduced to $12m against grower who smuggled kiwifruit into ChinaBillions of dollars of future exports at risk by the actions of a Bay of Plenty grower.08 Sep 05:25 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessHasta la visa: Kiwi farm workers head back offshoreImmigration policy is driving New Zealand workers to take up jobs in Canada.03 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessCompanies fined $357,500: Quad bike 'not fit for use' before fatal accidentThe bike's brakes, steering, suspension and bumper were in need of servicing or repair.16 Aug 06:58 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessFreight at the centre of a storm that threatens entire global economyA deadly cocktail of factors is sending the cost of shipping soaring.07 Aug 07:54 PM
AgribusinessIndevin signs conditional agreement to buy Villa MariaSettlement of the sale is due on August 31.01 Aug 10:12 PM
AgribusinessExplainer: What dairy farming is doing to NZ's waterNZ's biggest export earner is often accused of polluting our water. Here are the facts.27 Jul 10:53 PM
AgribusinessBooze tops New Zealand exports to AntarcticaWine is particularly popular in Antarctica.22 Jul 09:28 PM
AgribusinessFix & Fogg launching in Whole Foods Market stores in the USAmerican peanut butter lovers go nuts over the Wellington-based brand.22 Jul 05:16 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessLIC's heavy spend in genomics pays off in annual resultLIC boosts R&D investment by 15 per cent to $17m in 2021 year.22 Jul 05:14 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn Gascoigne: Exporting into a better futureOpinion:New Zealand needs new, global-scale areas of dynamic comparative advantage.19 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessFonterra farmers force changes in proposed capital restructureFonterra leaders still aiming for December vote.19 Jul 05:15 AM
AgribusinessLocal Focus: Desperately seeking sheep dagsLack of dags is actually a problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.16 Jul 01:46 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Why farmers are up in armsSparks could fly at today's nationwide 'Howl of a Protest'.15 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessWho is buying up our farm land? The largest foreign owners of NZ soilAlmost 460,000ha shifted out of NZ control between 2010 to 2021.11 Jul 08:28 PM
AgribusinessOh deer: The rise and rise of pizzle exportsMore than 1700 tonnes of deer pizzles exported over the past 27 years.08 Jul 06:08 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessObituary: John Palamountain's legacy his life's workThe Whanganui businessman had a passion for land and animals.02 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessAcclaimed film director James Cameron laments NZ's worker shortageThe filmmaker was unable to expand his vegetable growing business due to staff shortages.17 Jun 05:32 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessAgribusiness morale crashes, leaders' strength sapped - new reportAgribusiness operating under extreme pressure as global food renaissance emerges.15 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessMeat works losing 'millions' through staff shortagesMeat works stretched - and a national campaign planned to match workers with employers.14 Jun 06:00 PM
AgribusinessFifteen NZ dairy farms sold for $123 millionThe first farm to report M.bovis during the 2017 outbreak has been sold.01 Jun 09:18 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessZespri posts sweet export sales records for kiwifruitTotal global revenue from fruit sales was $3.58b, up 14 per cent on the previous year.28 May 05:15 AM
AgribusinessClimate change: Sheep and beef profits could be halved by 2100A new analysis has gauged how rising emissions could hit our farming sector this century.18 May 03:55 AM