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Global Dairy Trade auction bucks expectations to soften overnight

Prices dropped 0.9 per cent overall, but are still near record highs.

Why fuel price relief won't ease freight, food prices

Cut in road user charges for diesel users will take time to implement.

Recruiter warns of impending NZ worker exodus

NZ's borders reopening could put even more strain on the country's tight labour market.

'Forgotten treasure' housing plans hit snag: Developer loses court ruling on trees

It plans a much larger scheme for the land but even its tree-planting is ruled illegal

NZX milk price futures break over $10/kg

NZX milk price futures break over $10/kg for the first time since 2016.

NZ red meat export values grow - despite pressures on sector

Exports reached $940m during January, a 27 per cent increase by value on January 2021.

Fuel price crisis: What the Government could do to help

Business groups say the Government has some options to lower the price at the pump

Plant-based food firm's push into NZ

Genetically engineered imitation blood ingredient makes its "beef" taste like real deal.

Inflation Nation: Will food prices keep going up?

Food prices are making a bigger hole in household budgets.

Blue Sky Meats subject of takeover proposal

A takeover notice has been lodged for Southland's Blue Sky Meats.

Woolies Jeans gets ready for business

Shearer Jovian Garcia-Cummins's business is getting its "ducks aligned" for June launch.

Delighted! Mayors welcome mill expansion a year after potential closure

Mayors tell us what the mill's expansion means for their communities.

NZ's runaway carbon price comes to an abrupt halt

Prices in the UK and Europe have also crashed.

Analysis: Should Fonterra lose its big say in the price of milk?

Fonterra "games" the farmgate milk price and everyone suffers, claim competitors.

Pandemic increases demand for deer velvet

Strong demand has pushed farmers' returns up 20 per cent higher than last season.

From closure to expansion: Paper mill to ramp up production

The construction phase is set to employ more than 300 people

Russian war in world's 'breadbasket' threatens food supply

Food supply chains have been disrupted throughout Europe because of the Russian invasion.

Three Waters, the $4m PR campaign and zero transparency

The adman's Three Waters strategy that the Government won't put a price on.