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Māori seek more leadership in kiwifruit sector

Māori Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated chair Anaru Timutimu says it would be good to see more Māori in leadership roles throughout the industry.

Anaru Timutimu wants to see more Māori in leadership roles in the kiwifruit industry

Forestry sector explores biofuels

Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service has announced it will look into investing in a new biofuels industry.

New Zealand Forest Service (formerly Forestry New Zealand) says it is laying the foundations for a new biofuels industry, to turn forestry waste into a potential billion-dollar industry.

Farm company CEO fined for failing to register 820 animals

A farm CEO has been fined for failing to register 820 animals on his farms.

The chief executive of a large Waikato farm business has been fined a total of $3,600 for four charges related to a failure to register 820 animals under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.

Certainty on the 'Horizons'?

Horizons Regional Council chair Rachel Keedwell.

After more than a decade of at times acrimonious wrangling, it seems that peace is breaking out on how to manage the environment in the Manawatu, Whanganui and Rangitikei districts.

Aussies expect to cash in on NZ's loss

Australian livestock exporters are optimistic of securing more business as New Zealand winds down its trade over the next two years.

Making wool great again

Logan Williams has come up with a way to use NZ wool as the fibre reinforcing in a range of injection-moulding polymers. Supplied/NZ Merino.

In a world where a vast range of everyday items are made of injection-moulded plastic, Christchurch inventor Logan Williams wants to put New Zealand wool in "pretty much everything".

Groundswell of farmer angst

Outspoken North Otago farmer Jane Smith believes farmers, councils and rural communities are very worried about proposed regulations changes.

Environmentalist and North Otago farmer Jane Smith says her alliance with Groundswell NZ and the Rural Advocacy Network during a recent South Island tour is not some type of underground gangster movement.

Health reforms get cautious nod

NZ Rural General Practice Network chief executive Dr Grant Davidson says the current health system is not servicing people in rural communities.

Rural medical professionals, and those with an interest in rural health, have generally welcomed the Government's move to reform the sector.

EU move cheeses off NZ producers

A move by the EU to grant exclusive use of the term ‘halloumi’ to Cyprus cheesemakers is raising concerns among the New Zealand cheesemakers.

Moves by the European Commission to grant exclusive use of the term 'halloumi' to Cyprus cheesemakers is raising concerns among the New Zealand cheesemaking community.