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Despite a strengthening NZ dollar, the varied selection at this week's South Island auction attracted strong support.

The North Island wool auction received revived support this week with an improved 81% of the 5700 bales selling.

Three of New Zealand's leading independent wool brokers seek to reassure growers that the disappointing sale last week is likely to be a blip due to a perfect storm of events.

The more varied offering at this weeks' South Island auction saw targeted buying with better demand for the longer wools.

The ongoing fallout from the Brexit result, continued minimal activity from China and a strong New Zealand dollar have compounded to make significant inroads into local wool values.

The sheep industry celebrated its best and brightest at the Beef + Lamb NZ Sheep Industry Awards in Masterton last night.

Cavalier Wool Holdings (CWH) is 'disappointed but not surprised'.

Maui Milk has acquired a 770ha farm near Lake Taupo and is converting it to a sheep milking operation aimed at achieving $4 million farm income within two to three years.

A $21 million wool research partnership may go public on a new product or products from wool within the next six to 12 months that will use millions of tonnes of wool.

Those seeking to grow the fledgling sheep milk industry have just taken a big step forward in breeding a composite sheep especially for New Zealand conditions.