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'We've done nothing wrong': Police freeze $11m assets in alleged tax fraud
Joint probe with IRD alleges a $16m GST fraud over four years.

Brian Gaynor: Should Fonterra list before it's too late?
COMMENT: Westland's pending sale to foreign buyer should be warning to industry.

Keeping up with the Kaimanawas: reality TV home up for sale
Stars of reality TV show Keeping up with the Kaimanawas put Northland home up for sale.

Go there, SAFE tells live animal export market reviewers
Govt must go to check out animal welfare conditions in live export markets, says SAFE.

Otago farmer's missing cows show peril of handshake deals
Business can no longer be done with the simple shake of a hand.

Seasonal labour shortage declared in the Bay of Plenty
There is currently a worker shortage of about 3800 people within the kiwifruit shortage

Foodstuffs contract shocks dairy farmer
Windy Ridge Farm's "old-fashioned" milk removed from several regional Four Square stores.

Capital punishment: High debt weighs down dairy co-ops
High debt has taken its toll on NZ and Australian dairy co-ops.

Southland dairy farm sales drop
Limited number of sales in the province compared to previous years, according to REINZ.

Does the perfect sheep exist?
Ross Hyland thinks Stephen Jack is on his way breeding the perfect sheep - but not quite.

Man killed by wire rope on board ship docked at Gisborne
The man worked on a Panamanian log ship.

Early rebate from Ravensdown announced
Ravensdown will pay an early interim cash rebate for the fourth year running.

WMS appoints independent director to board
Waikato Milking Systems has appointed Jamie Mikkelson as an independent director.

Nine in row as dairy product prices inch up again
Dairy product prices have now risen for nine auctions in a row.

Udderly ingenious: 'Cow toilets' to cut ammonia emissions
The system from a Dutch company was developed as a solution for ammonia reduction.

Mānuka honey rules 'crippling' Northland industry
Some honey can't be sold as mānuka even though the bees are fed exclusively on it.

Dairy Holdings to vote for sale of Westland Milk to Yili
Proposed Westland Milk sale to Chinese Yili gets tick from big shareholder.

Pull the udder one: The business of raw milk
Guy Bakewell sells raw milk from a vending machine on a farm overlooking State Highway One

Demand for apparel wool surges
A new era of profitability is being heralded for mid-micron wool growers.

Beef+Lamb campaign targets Californian 'conscious foodies'
Taste Pure Nature pushes NZ's image as a natural, grass-fed, red meat producer.

Lower sales cut into Westland Milk payout
Westland Milk Products has lowered its forecast payout range from $6-$6.20 to $5.80-$6.

NZ's first all-female forestry crew
Women branch out to fill labour shortage. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Q&A: Your questions on capital gains tax
How would the Tax Working Group's plan for a capital gains tax affect you?

How Halo Top became a US$2b dessert company
Global supermarket ice cream brand has high hopes for New Zealand market.

Farming leader honoured after being killed in chopper crash
Renata Apatu was a world leader in wool and has been recognised for his passion.

Capital gains tax: What will it mean for your property?
Views for and against CGT on residential rental property.

Chorus unbundled UFB pricing labelled 'cynical', 'uneconomic'
Horse-trading begins over unbundled UFB pricing. Vocus calls it 'ridiculous' and 'cynical'

NZ a high-end food bowl for China
NZ's primary sector is starting to establish itself as a high-end food bowl for China.