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The event is moving into an arena and is now capped at 800 people.

Both members of the North South farmer panel say recreational hunters are calling for hunters, farmers and conservation groups to work together.

Heat, dry weather and shipping delays in the Northern Hemisphere are adding uncertainty.

Farmers are using the Fonterra capital return to pay down debt, though banks are keen to keep the money working.

A bacon and egg pie from Sean Vo of Levain Bakery in Blockhouse Bay has won the 2026 Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Award.

The manifesto covers biosecurity, workforce, science funding, low-emissions technology and animal welfare.

The current cold snap is clearing, leaving hard frosts through the coldest weeks of the winter.

Crossbred wool prices remain about 200c/kg clean above where they sat a year ago, despite a sharp drop at the latest sale.

Farmers battling wild goats can sign vetted hunters onto their property through the National Wild Goat Hunting Competition.

Buying a solar panel and plugging it into a wall socket to feed the grid is currently illegal in New Zealand, but legal in other countries.