A significant number of lifestyle block owners may have to pay a capital gains tax on their family home, warns the Real Estate Institute of NZ.

OSPRI is calling on NAIT users to reregister all their locations and to update their NAIT accounts following a key system upgrade.

Warm, wet weather creates perfect conditions for facial eczema (FE) and, given the right conditions, the risk of the disease could persist until May.

ECan has approved a farm environment plan (FEP) template for use by farmers under the new Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan.

Federated Farmers says a capital gains tax will add unacceptably high costs and complexity.

The Tax Working Group has recommended the Government look at introducing a capital gains tax.

More dairy farmers are opting for artificial breeding (AB), boosting sales for LIC.

Some dairy farmers are overpaying staff because they fear being non-compliant, says Dairy Womens' Network chief executive Jules Benton.

Concerns about the continued spread of wilding pines are coming from both ends of the country.

The apple and pear crop is forecast to increase only modestly this year but it's expected to be top quality.