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ASB is rolling out more community bankers across New Zealand, providing targeted coaching and seminars to help customers with their personal finance needs.

Northland banana grower Hugh Rose enjoys every minute of planting and promoting the tropical fruit to other farmers.

When Owen Schafli and his family - wife Linda and son Colin - decided to grow pineapples in Parua Bay, Northland 10 years ago, people were laughing.

Iconic New Zealand food company Pic’s Peanut Butter has kicked off a project to look at the feasibility of growing peanuts commercially in Northland, with backing from the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

Feed issues are the big focus for dairy farmers in Northland as the region tries to recover from the double whammy of a severe drought and, latterly, major flooding.

Two weeks ago, many farmers in Northland were in drought recovery mode, now they are repairing fences and culverts washed away by flooding.

Northland farmers are starting to count the cost of one of the most severe droughts to hit the region as the cost of feed and lower prices for stock are the order of the day.

The drought is biting pretty hard in Northland now, says project manager Extension 350 (E350) Luke Beehre.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has got into the act over the drought by announcing a major new relief package in Northland.

The biggest issue facing organisers of next month’s Northland Field Days is water, says vice president Basil Cole.