1080 drops planned for Mt Messenger for pest control
Mt Messenger bypass contractors are planning a series of 1080 drops as they forge ahead with the project’s pest control programme.
Mt Messenger bypass contractors are planning a series of 1080 drops as they forge ahead with the project’s pest control programme.
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is set to visit her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, in Beijing, marking the first trip by a New Zealand minister to China in four years. This is an important step for the two countries to re-establish in-person ties and deepen their complex and wide-ranging relationship that spans cultural, educational, […]
Despite New Zealand implementing sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine – the fishing industry continues to bring in Russian crews. Figures from Immigration New Zealand show last year, 306 Critical Purpose visas were approved for Russian nationals who travelled here and identified as fishing crew. One of the companies which employs them is […]
Dairy cooperative Fonterra has reported a strong 50 percent increase in its first-half profit, doubled its first-half dividend and announced plans for an $800 million return to shareholders.
The 2023 wine grape harvest is kicking into gear, with the first of Marlborough’s sauvignon blanc set to be picked this week. Last season 532,000 tonnes of grapes from around 700 wineries were harvested in New Zealand, with the sauvignon blanc variety accounting for about 75 percent of total production. Wine Marlborough general manager Marcus […]
Food prices have risen their fastest annual rate in more than 30 years driven by sharp increases in groceries, fruits and vegetables. Stats NZ said food prices rose 1.5 percent in February on the month before, to be 12 percent higher than a year ago. That was the highest food inflation rate since September 1989. […]
Moves by a New Zealand based company to commercialise three new dragon fruit varieties could present opportunities for growers in the Far North. Scientists from Plant & Food Research have been working with partners at the Southern Horticultural Research Institute in Vietnam over the last decade on a joint dragon fruit breeding programme and have […]
Wellington residents pay the most for fuel in the country, according to the Commerce Commission’s new fuel monitoring report. The commission’s second quarterly report for the three months ended 30 September 2022 showed motorists in Wellington, Porirua and Lower Hutt pay the most for regular 91, premium and diesel fuel. Christchurch drivers got the best […]
New Zealand’s economy could be $64 billion better off by 2050 if decisive climate action is taken, a new report…
An international student studying viticulture in Hawke’s Bay says he hopes to use his winemaking skills in China in the future. “In China, wine is not really a big part of the culture, but it is a good potential market because there are so many people there,” Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) student Kevin Wang, […]