7+ hour ago   (455+ words) The Ruapehu district mayor is hoping to see another business take the place of the empty Karioi mill site, with its owners working to keep consents in place for a future owner. In late 2024 Winston Pulp announced that due to…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (694+ words) When Ngāi Tahu Farming takes over the DoC concession for the management of Molesworth Station, New Zealand’s largest farm, it will add 180,000 hectares to the farming business, more than doubling the land the iwi currently owns and leases. The expectation…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (301+ words) Emily Ireland for LDR It was a scene from Bidding Wars as Masterton councillors allocated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local grant applicants this week. Masterton’s wool industry was given a boost with big grants awarded to the Shear…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (399+ words) An NZIER report on forestry’s economic contribution has highlighted the significant variances that exist across New Zealand in its contribution to regional economies. Forestry was a $5.4 billion contributor to the NZ economy in 2024, accounting for about 1.4% of the country’s GDP....

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (478+ words) As technology continues to develop in the agricultural space, questions are being asked about who owns the detailed data that’s being gleaned from farms. Massey University has started a research project aimed at getting a better understanding of how farm…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (772+ words) The Opportunity Party’s proposed land tax would leave most farmers significantly worse off and could suck around $700 million a year out of rural communities, Federated Farmers says. TOP is proposing an annual tax of 0.5% on the value of rural land,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (351+ words) Three independent directors of Bremworth have resigned effective later this month as the partial takeover by David Ferrier’s Mangawhai Collective works through. The directors are Trevor Burt, Julie Bohnenn and Murray Dyer, who served on a sub-committee advising shareholders during…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (614+ words) Those reading the special entries for the Feilding store sale on Friday, September 4, would have done a double-take numerous times as several out-of-town consignments were listed. Many a conversation around the smoko table would have considered the possible outcome in…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (233+ words) Last week’s poll question is based on the Farming and forestry face higher council rates article. We asked readers: Should councils increase differential rates for some primary sector areas to pay for roading maintenance? Almost 69% of those who took the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (458+ words) Labour’s climate policy – including a commitment not to campaign on taxing agricultural emissions and an urgent review of the Emissions Trading Scheme – has been welcomed by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Labour has campaigned on taxing farm emissions…...