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Rural Business news
Zespri receives $24.1m payout for mice-damaged kiwifruit shipment
Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake said the settlement was a positive outcome for the industry.
'Workload is about 60% less': 'Nudies’ help hill country sheep farmers strip costs back to the bone
Farmers are investing in self-shedding sheep to avoid shearing costs.
NZ economy added more jobs in December, Stats NZ says
Second month in a row of overall job growth reported.
Market close: Synlait share price recovery continues
Investors react warmly to improve earnings update.
Fonterra reassures customers it's not using feed additive Bovaer
Trials have shown it is not very effective in pasture-grazing animals.
Down but not out: Fonterra's biggest business opportunity
Fonterra's Teh-han Chow says China remains the land of opportunity for Fonterra.
Dairy farmers drive LIC profits despite financial challenges
Livestock Improvement Company's net profit is nearly 35% up on last year.
NZ’s fruit bowl shrinks as Cyclone Gabrielle impacts linger
"Some balance sheets are so bad people will have to exit the industry ultimately."
Best of Markets with Madison: CEO interviews
Air NZ, Briscoes, Fonterra, Mainfreight & more.
‘Appalling’: Grazing firm fined $48k after hundreds of cows left to wallow in mud
Two workers resigned after being told to return the cows to muddy paddocks.
Tall Timber: NZ’s biggest 20 forestry companies
Who are the companies behind New Zealand's third biggest export trade?
Seeka joins court action against oil company Olivado
One of the country’s biggest agribusinesses wants to see Olivado liquidated.
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Whole milk powder up 5% in latest GDT auction
The second event of the calendar year follows a 1.4% fall two weeks ago.
Is mohair the next big thing for Kiwi farmers?
Michael and Susie Woodward run 250 Angora goats alongside dairy cows at Cowgora Hills.
The greening of New Zealand business
Large and small, businesses are not waiting to be told how to address climate change.
Food prices rise in December, driven by dairy, fruit, cooking oil
Non-alcoholic drinks and tobacco registered the biggest annual price increases.
Renewed US trade war threatens China's 'lifeline'
Exports have historically been a key engine in the world's second-largest economy.
Rural Property
Plans for 1000-plus homes on reclaimed Napier farmland cause concern
The proposal includes over 1000 new homes on reclaimed farmland near Hawke's Bay Airport.
Succession: Farmers encouraged to think about the future
Farmers need to have open and honest conversations with their families about succession.
Property report: NZ rural market optimistic after Federal Reserve rates cut
Sponsored content: GM of PGG Wrightson Real Estate's monthly look at the rural market.
Business news from around NZ
Work to start on NZ's biggest solar farm in 2025
It would create enough power to supply the equivalent of about 35,000 homes.
'Massive revitalisation’: The new builds changing the face of Tauranga
Tauranga's city centre is seeing a massive revitalisation for private and public projects.
Mood of the sales leader: ‘Still bad but light at the end of the tunnel’
A survey of New Zealand's leading sales people shows economic optimism is growing.
More Rural Business news
New chief executive for NZ Meat Board
Nick Beeby, acting chief executive since July 2024, replaces Sam McIvor.
Mānuka honey’s sticky export situation
The industry is urged to learn how to keep the premium status of high-grade mānuka honey.
NZ butter price spike: 500g block hits $9.19
We're a dairy giant, so why is butter so expensive?
Dairy prices drop for Christmas
This is the first negative result since a 0.3% dip at the October 16 event.
NZ wine volume slump adds to new Southern Hemisphere production low
Global wine production down, Italy regains No 1 spot.
Fruit and veges get cheaper but domestic airfares go up
Those flying overseas had it better than domestic travellers.
Fonterra's Richard Allen named Young Executive of the Year
Judges cited strategic vision and exceptional leadership.
Todd McClay: A big year for NZ Trade
Our ambition sees New Zealand as a world-leading small-advanced economy by 2040.
'Step up the biosecurity': Hawke's Bay's bird flu fears
Bump up farm bio-security, or inevitable will happen, warns veteran Bay poultry farmer.