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OPINION: Legislation being drafted to bring back the controversial trade of live animal exports by sea is getting stuck in the cogs of Cabinet.
Australia's largest live sheep exporter, Emanuel Exports, has had its licence reinstated after a three-year suspension.
The company's licence was cancelled following the deaths of 2,400 sheep aboard the Awassi Express in 2017.
The incident also led to a temporary ban on live sheep exports to the Middle East and prompted an ongoing ban on exports during the northern hemisphere.
The Department of Agriculture and Water gave the green light for exports to resume from December 3, it says the company had now "sufficiently rehabilitated itself so as to resume its status as a body corporate of integrity".
The department also says it had since strengthened regulations by implementing a ban on export shipping to the Middle East during the hottest part of the northern hemisphere summer.
It also required heat stress management plans for northern summer voyages, lowered stockig densities for sheep on livestock export vessels, and required automatic measurement and collection of on-deck temperature readings for voyages.
Listed rural trader PGG Wrightson chair Garry Moore and his deputy Sarah Brown have been voted out by shareholders.
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DairyNZ has appointed Dr Jenny Jago to a newly created leadership team role - science partnerships & impact advisor - as part of a strategic refresh of the organisation's science leadership.
OPINION: Public pressure has led to Canterbury Police rightly rolling back its proposed restructure that would have seen several rural police stations closed in favour of centralised hubs.
When I interview Rachel Cox, she is driving - on her way to her next meeting.
With Fonterra's UHT plant at its Edendale site less than a year from completion, demand continues to grow for products the plant will produce, such as Anchor Whipping Cream.
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