Stud records follow high beef prices
Stud records follow high beef prices
Banks Peninsula stud Silverstream Charolais put fresh ink on the record price for the breed with a $70,000 top bull at its sale.
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Donaghys key part of R&D programme
Donaghys key part of R&D programme
Large rural retailer Farmlands is on track to at least match and likely better last year’s profit margin for the 2025-26 financial year.
Kathmandu sets sights on merino wool
Kathmandu sets sights on merino wool
A new autumn-winter collection made from certified merino supplied by Zentera Wool Company will be launched by Kathmandu for its outdoor apparel brand.
Strong wool prices matching late-1980s levels
Strong wool prices matching late-1980s levels
The record books are being dusted off to see if strong wool prices overtake auction highs of the late 1980s.
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Agency owner banned from running a business
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Agency owner banned from running a business
The boss of a failed Canterbury employment service owing $2.8 million is among eight people banned by the Companies Office from managing or being a director of a company for four to 10 years.
Anzco Foods signals buying Greenlea
Anzco Foods signals buying Greenlea
Christchurch-based meat processor and exporter Anzco Foods has signed a deal to buy Greenlea Group.
Whopper mudfish on Glentunnel farm
Whopper mudfish on Glentunnel farm
A massive mudfish discovered on Glentunnel farmer Bill Dean’s land has conservationists more hopeful of their survival.
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Matter of time before H5N1 lands: virologist
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Matter of time before H5N1 lands: virologist
A deadly strain of bird flu found in Australia has stepped up concerns large-scale chicken deaths and egg shortages will follow its crossing into New Zealand.
Chicken farmers on H5N1 bird flu high alert
Chicken farmers on H5N1 bird flu high alert
New Zealand’s chicken farmers are on high alert for the H5N1 strain of bird flu after two cases were confirmed in Australia.
High alert after Australia records bird flu cases
High alert in NZ after Australia records H5N1 bird flu cases
New Zealand’s chicken farmers are on high alert for the H5N1 strain of bird flu after two cases were confirmed in Australia.
Anzco Foods to buy competitor Greenlea
Anzco Foods to buy competitor Greenlea
Christhurch-based meat processor and exporter Anzco Foods has signed a deal to buy Greenlea Group.
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Freight apron hoped to boost trade, economy
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Freight apron hoped to boost trade, economy
A new $40 million freight apron at Christchurch Airport is likely to open up South Island trade, freight and economic growth.
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Calder Stewart invests $110m in solar
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Calder Stewart invests $110m in solar
Calder Stewart is about to put $110 million of rooftop solar and battery storage into its vast estate of industrial properties.
Strong wool prices near 15-year high
Strong wool prices near 15-year high
Strong wool prices are closing in on the 2011 record of $7 a kilogram as tight supplies spur on Chinese buyers to put their best bid forward.
Night ’n Day to take over NPD fuel station sites
'Nice stepping stone for us': Night ’n Day to take over NPD sites in Christchurch and Rolleston
Night 'n Day will open retail convenience stores at NPD petrol station sites in Rolleston, Yaldhurst and Moorhouse Ave as it expands its network to 60-plus stores.
Night ’n Day set to take over stores at NPD sites
Night ’n Day set to take over stores at NPD sites
Night ’n Day is about to take over the first retail convenience store after an NPD transition to unmanned fuel service at seven South Island sites.
Advocate spreading word on solar power
Advocate spreading word on solar power
Central Otago cherry grower Mike Casey has 21 electric vehicles on his solar-powered orchard but that is not enough.
Inland port development nearing start
Inland port development nearing start
Construction giant Calder Stewart is close to signing up the first commercial tenants for its $3 billion solar- and wind-powered inland port.
Aussie farmers facing setbacks
Aussie farmers facing setbacks
Australia’s sheep industry is emerging stronger after having the "kitchen sink" thrown at it from long droughts and other pressures.
Super round at new stadium defies forecast
Super round at Christchurch’s new stadium defies forecast
Hosting three days of sold-out Super Rugby Pacific games over a super round at Christchurch’s new indoor stadium has paid dividends for the city after visitors spent $13 million.