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Matt Watson is celebrating the controversial Fisheries Amendment Bill being shelved following more than 33,000 submissions against it.

Hours of digging post holes by hand, driving rammers and tensioning wire, and the final at Fieldays came down to less than a point.

They would set the farmland rate at 0.5%, compared to 1.75% applied to residential land.

It brings 480,000ha under management across Aus and NZ, with a team of more than 200 people.

Arable farmer Hamish Marr has been named as a finalist for the Communicator of the Year alongside veteran broadcasters.

The Council of Licensed Firearms Owners (COLFO) is calling for the Auditor-General to investigate the New Zealand Firearms Register.

The GDT fell 2.8% in its latest event, its second consecutive decline, with whole milk powder, skim milk powder and butter down.

Sheep and beef properties in the area are drawing strong buyer interest.

The multi-year supply partnership will see ZQ+ certified wool featured in the brand's Autumn Winter 2027 collection.

More than 20 hectares of native bush planted in the Moutere Hills has earned Philip and Jenny Leith the award.