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Pamu bites back at critic

OPINION: We do not mind being held to account.

Published in Opinion

Why the Manawatu is New Zealand farming's heartland

Manawatu District mayor Helen Warboys says the agri-food sector is the region’s largest sector and contributed $310m in GDP to the local economy over the year to March 2021, as well as employing 3,000 people.

The Manawatu District has a large and diverse agricultural sector, producing high-quality dairy, red meat and forestry products to the world.

Published in Management

The Profile: Roger Parkinson

It’s 35 years since Roger Parkinson planted vines in Martinborough and this year he celebrates three decades as winemaker at Nga Waka. But it began in Paris, he tells Joelle Thomson.

Published in Profiles

NZ Dairy Event beats Covid

Isaac Kelson leads the Supreme Champion Joyclas Sammy Moo to the top of the Holstein show before she would go all the way against the other breeds. Photo: Mud Media.

The overwhelming response coming out the New Zealand Dairy Event (NZDE) was exhibitor relief that the show went ahead.

Published in Agribusiness

Going swimmingly - what surviving floods looks like

Brothers Mark (left) and TJ Stewart flank Mark's wife, Stacey, in the barn that has allowed them to remain on track with their production this season despite the crippling floods which forever buried 14.5ha of their Mid Canterbury farm under riverbed rubble in May 2021.

A free-stall barn has helped a Mid Canterbury family re-frame its dairy business an sustain production through some of the worst flooding their region had been exposed to in 200 years.

Published in General News

Showcasing Kiwi farming

Farmers Alex and Joy van Vugt and their family livestream their farming to Fonterra teams in Asia.

Before Covid, the Fonterra team in Singapore was always thrilled when Kiwi farmers dropped into the office during their travels and shared stories of life back on the farm.

Published in General News