Agribusiness leader and company director Traci Houpapa answers twelve questions about life and work.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

Trump's confrontational rhetoric about Chinese trade policies hasn't won much support among Chinese consumers.

Z Energy hopes its bio-diesel plant which uses animal fat to make fuel will be operational within the next two months after delays last year.

Friesland Compina will sell its 8.17 per cent stake in Canterbury's Synlait Milk to a2 Milk.

Beekeepers are facing the worst season in years because of strong westerlies and little rain.

A quarter of New Zealand's workforce is expected to be over 55 within the next 20 years.

Manuka honey industry, enhancing IT and entrepreneurship, and promoting cultural tourism all identified.

COMMENT: Donald Trump evidently has a primitive view of international commerce.

An equestrian centre designed as a stabling and dressage arena training facility for young horse riders is for sale.

New Zealand terms of trade rose 5.7 per cent in fourth quarter as dairy export prices recovered.

Bay of Plenty's growth spurt another Auckland in the making?

The profit was boosted by a solid performance from most of its business segments.

New Zealand King Salmon said it was on track to meet its prospectus target for the full year.

New Zealand's two biggest sheep meat exporters are in limbo as they wait to see how Britain's exit from the European Union pans out. The

COMMENT: The $80,000 bill for a Trump Inauguration Gala was money well spent.

An Auckland export cider company is moving to Hawke's Bay and selling shares to help make the move.

New Zealand's biggest apple exporter benefited from expanding its business.

Allied Farmers expects a recovery in dairy herd sales will bolster the rural services firm's annual earnings.

New Zealand has inked an agreement with Iran, the second-largest economy in the Middle East and North Africa region.

The threat of deportation raids in the US has left farm workers in a state of suspension.

Maori economic summit a success.

Murray Goulburn Cooperatives' domestic collection slumped by more than a fifth through the latter half of last year.

The farmgate milk price will hold at $6.00 per kg of milksolids for the current season.

A2 Milk Co's chief executive and chair have sold down their stakes less than a week after reporting first-half profit more than tripled.

Fonterra expected to lift farmgate milk price forecast tomorrow despite fall in latest auction.

Comvita has posted a first half after tax net loss of $7.1 million on sales of $57.7 million. The company says the result reflects

Dairy product prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction, stemming two straight gains, amid increased supply.

COMMENT: There's something about animal farming and meat-eating that defies rational gravity.

A terrible season with persistent rain, little sunshine and depressed prices is proving to be "the perfect storm" for stressed West Coast farmers.