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Strong demand driving NZ primary exports to record high
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ASB offers $150,000 interest-free loans for farm solar systems
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Rural worries grow over copper network deregulation
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Paved paradise? Top Auckland school builds staff car park on $150m gifted farmland
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Ballance confirms 60 job losses, end of manufacturing at Mount Maunganui
Ballance will cease manufacturing in Mount Maunganui, cutting 60 jobs.
'Poorly designed': NZ challenges EU deforestation rules
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'Best wool in the world': Partnership aims to grow sector
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GDT: Prices dip 1.6% in first auction of the season
The Global Dairy Trade auction saw a 1.6% price drop across all products.
Fish stress forces King Salmon to reduce harvest
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NZAS to ramp up production early as hydro storage improves
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Jeremy Baker asks how we double exports by 2034
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