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Samoan villagers desperate to pick fruit in Hawke's Bay: 'It would be a godsend'

The future looks tough for Poutasi village if their workers cannot come to New Zealand.

Meridian chair pours cold water on pumped hydro plan

Meridian says Labour's plan for pumped hydro at Lake Onslow would carry big risks.

Record year for Waikato's Tatua dairy company

Tatua dairy farmers are again the envy of the sector.

They'd cultivated a garden for 41 years but their fence was 2 metres in the wrong place

Hastings couple say Kāinga Ora's demolition of their fence and garden has blindsided them.

Worker shortage fears grow as Central Otago harvest looms

Growers say assembling seasonal workforce needed for harvest will be near impossible.

Cavalier Corporation tumbles to $21.5m loss

The carpet company says demand rebounded after the first lockdown.

What made a2 Milk great emerges as its Achilles heel

The daigou trade channel to China will affect a2 Milk in the second half.

Comment: Can we sell dairy milk to vegans?

Comment: Turns out vegans are not as homogeneous as our blue-top milk.

Covid hit wipes $1.5b off Kiwi dairy company's market cap

A2 Milk has taken a big hit from Covid-19.

Comment: Why Eugenie Sage's proposed land Bill beggars belief

Bill threatens the economic future of a collection of farms that embody Brand New Zealand.

Wage subsidy private prosecution planned against Alliance

Plaintiff says Alliance paying back half a $34m wage subsidy is incomprehensible.

Food processors hit by big jump in insurance premiums from flammable panels

The Kiwifruit industry is spending millions of dollars on fire prevention measures.

Fonterra: U-turn welcomed but more needs to be revealed

Jarden has welcomed Fonterra's profit u-turn, but says more needs to be revealed.

'The kaumātua gang': Golden Oldies could save NZ from a shearing crisis

Without the overseas crew arriving, shearers are preparing to get innovative.

Fonterra returns to profit, but still a work in progress

Fonterra has returned to profit, but management say there is work still to be done.

Fonterra boss Miles Hurrell's pay haircut

Fonterra CEO's pay crunched despite much improved annual result.

Hawke's Bay's fruit picking 'money-go-round': What if it grinds to a halt?

Wages are set to rise to lure pickers. But there's too much fruit for locals to handle.

Farmers and growers call for help with labour shortages

Labour shortages need sorted if agriculture is to drag NZ's economy back into shape.