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• 'Brazen' fuel thieves hit vegetable stall, mechanic workshop in rural Southland
  Police are investigating if two events within a 12-hour period are connected. […]
• Country Life: Spawning day at Akaroa King Salmon
  New tech and a historic hatchery is the perfect pairing for Akaroa King Salmon. […]
• Country Life: Northland's storms test award-winning farm with 'million-dollar' herd
  In just three years a Māori trust-owned beef farm in Northland was able to boast a "million-dollar herd". How has the farm coped after being […]
• Port of Tauranga terminal 'at capacity', could 'bottleneck' kiwifruit exports - CEO
  The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand's lucrative kiwifruit from growing hub Bay of Plenty to the world. […]
• Canterbury roots set stage for Badminton Horse Trials silver medal
  Kiwi equestrian Tim Price won the Burghley Horse Trials in 2018, eight years on he's added a silver at Badminton […]
• Mussel farmer Aroma Aquaculture fined $24k for biosecurity breaches
  Aroma Aquaculture illegally moved hundreds of tonnes of mussels worth $518,840 from parasite-infected area. […]
• Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard
  Trapping, planting and water testing are some of the ways Ashburton farmers are caring for their land. […]
• Hawke's Bay growers mull McCain takeover bid
  Since the closure was announced meetings have been held to see if anything can be done to save the vegetable-growing industry in Hawke's Bay. […]
• Rural consumers spending as much as a quarter of household budget on fuel
  Figures show the cost of living crisis is not being felt equally across New Zealand. […]
• NZ lamb exporters at risk of President Trump imposing new tariffs - Trade Minister
  The trade minister has warned that New Zealand lamb exports to the US could face increased tariffs from the Trump administration. […]
• Political parties negotiate controversial Gene Technology Bill, as progress stalls
  The Bill that would end an effective 30-year ban on the use of genetic technologies outside the laboratory has stalled ahead of second reading. […]