Rural Business news
Why Fonterra is selling Anchor milk and Mainland, Kāpiti cheese brands
Plus: The CEO puts its ingredients products to the test in the kitchen.
Zespri fires up expanded offshore growing plans
Overseas growers are lining up to produce SunGold for Zespri.
Dairy prices drop for Christmas
This is the first negative result since a 0.3% dip at the October 16 event.
NZ wine volume slump adds to new Southern Hemisphere production low
Global wine production down, Italy regains No 1 spot.
Fruit and veges get cheaper but domestic airfares go up
Those flying overseas had it better than domestic travellers.
Chicory-finished lamb added to boutique meat company offerings
Matangi is normally known for its Angus beef.
Return to growth: MPI sees big lift in exports in 2025
MPI expects to see a rebound in New Zealand's primary sector exports in 2025.
The sector paying an average $70k
'You don’t have transport costs, you step out of the door and you’re at work.'
Richard Prebble: Dairy should be NZ’s economic growth engine not immigration
OPINION: Dairy is a sustainable way to grow the country.
Zespri to expand offshore gold kiwifruit growing after affirmative producer vote
Vote goes Zespri's way this time.
'Great to see': Farmer confidence highest since mid-2017
Rabobank finds improved sentiment largely attributable to improved commodity pricing.
Aerowork’s 75-year celebration a family affair
Aviation history was highlighted at Aerowork's 75-year celebration on Saturday.
Gloriavale-owned honey business in liquidation owing more than $1m
The liquidator’s report outlined three reasons for Forest Gold Honey’s insolvency.
From crisis to profit: How Miles Hurrell turned Fonterra around
Hurrell, who turned 50 this year, is not finished yet.
Cash cow: A2 Milk wins Deloitte Top 200 most imporved performance
Global marketer creating a more resilient business.
Dairy prices lift in mixed GDT auction
Dairy prices lift again despite a mixed result at the latest auction.
Dairy dream: How to navigate the path to farm ownership
Matt Bartleet says there are dairy sector opportunities, 'if you make the sacrifices'.
Rural Property
Succession: Farmers encouraged to think about the future
Farmers need to have open and honest conversations with their families about succession.
Property report: NZ rural market optimistic after Federal Reserve rates cut
Sponsored content: GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate's monthly look at the rural market.
A remarkable rural real estate career shaped by hard work and community
Karl Davis has netted the Reinz Overall Rural Salesperson award for three years in a row.
Business news from around NZ
Transtasman flight delays: How the big airlines stack up
Air NZ engine problems mean just over half of flights are departing on time.
Ikea store and warehouse top list of Auckland's biggest property developments
Industrial projects dominate new supply, the study found, comprising 65% of new stock.
Diana Clement: Regifting and other ways to stop the spend this Christmas
OPINION: December is often the month in which we spend money like it’s confetti.
More Rural Business news
'It's really quite scary': Ground zero at Otago chicken farm bird flu outbreak
Process under way to cull 80,000 chickens on Otago farm.
All poultry exports on hold until NZ eradicates bird flu outbreak
40,000 chickens are to be eradicated at Moeraki farm as a bird flu outbreak is contained.
Yealands Estate Winery founder dies aged 76
Peter Yealands has died at 76 leaving a lasting legacy in wine.
Berry determined: Plan to regrow tonnes of strawberries in flood-hit Esk Valley
Donald lost 60,000 strawberry plants in Gabrielle. He has received help to grow again.
What Trump 2.0 could mean for NZ agriculture
Rabobank says US President-elect Donald Trump's return could disrupt world trade.
Students 'in tears': Proposal to axe 'invaluable' apprenticeship
The Waipā campus in Rotorua is 'the only facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere'.
Fonterra's need to stay the milk supply market's big cheese about more than pride
Slipping share of milk supply market raises shareholder concern.
Liam Dann: You’ll soon pay more for a block of cheese - and it’s good news
OPINION: Dairy prices and growing conditions are lining up to give the economy a boost.
Trump, tariffs, and NZ's forestry industry: Marcus Musson
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