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OPINION: The Advertising Standards Authority’s 2024 report revealed that not only is social media rotting our brains, it is also taking a growing chunk of New Zealand’s ad revenue offshore.
Most digital advertising goes to platforms like Google, Facebook, and TikTok.
Infometrics chief economist Brad Olsen says digital ad growth from these offshore behemoths is undermining traditional media.
Milking It reckons this trend would be easier to swallow if the tech giants were paying their share of local taxes, but there’s plenty of evidence that they are not.
Former Herald editor Gavin Ellis says the ad drain is gutting the industry.
“Imagine if our health system was being forced to downsize because its revenue was being sent offshore – there’d be outrage.”
A Palmerston North shearer has been sentenced to six months' community detention and 12 months' supervision after being found to have physically abused three lambs while shearing them.
Power Farming has launched a joint venture in Southland.
Food rescue charity Meet the Need has released its 2025/26 Impact Report, revealing a record year of growth alongside a stark warning: demand for food support across New Zealand is rising faster than supply can keep up.
As we move into the second half of 2026, the Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) reports that Year-to-Date figures ending June 30 saw new tractor deliveries hitting 1,386 units or 10.7% ahead of the same period in 2025.
The avocado sector is entering the new season with a larger crop and positive market opportunities.
New Zealand growers have always adapted to changing conditions, but one challenge is steadily gaining ground across the horticulture sector: resistance.
OPINION: The Irish dairy sector is facing a new dilemma - maintaining year-round fresh milk supplies.
OPINION: Could beef cows play an increasingly important role in improving profitability and resilience on hill country farms?