Articles by Country Sport Breakfast
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Business
'Significantly higher': Farm salaries on the up
Monday, 29 April 2024, 3:41PMWhile the agricultural sector has faced a raft of challenges in the past two years, a new report shows farm employers across...
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National
The big dry: Farmers say Canterbury, Otago support 'great news'
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 2:25PMFederated Farmers says its leaders applaud the Government’s decision today to extend drought support to Canterbury and Otago. The...
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Business
Global challenges take a toll of red meat exports
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 2:56PMNew Zealand’s red-meat sector exported products to the value of $759 million in January 2024, according to an analysis by...
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National
'Cautious optimism': Farm confidence recovers from record lows
Monday, 11 March 2024, 2:00PMConcerns about high interest rates, poor commodity prices and excessive red tape are weighing heavily on farmers, but rural...
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National
'Extremely dry' conditions on upper South Island farms
Monday, 26 February 2024, 3:43PMBy Sally Murphy of RNZ A Marlborough farmer says dry conditions are starting to bite - with dams used for stock water beginning...
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National
Why this student wants to future-proof farms against natural disasters
Sunday, 18 February 2024, 4:41PMWhen Cyclone Gabrielle hit his parents’ Gisborne sheep and beef farm a year ago, Ryan Redpath went several days without hearing...
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Business
'Barometer of the global economy': Why red meat exports have dropped in value
Wednesday, 7 February 2024, 4:13PMNew Zealand’s red meat sector exported products worth $10.2 billion in 2023, a drop in value of 11 per cent compared to the...
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Rural
Biodiversity: Swannanoa farmers plant over 2000 natives along Burgess Stream
Monday, 29 January 2024, 1:26PMA nursery initiative to empower Waimakariri Irrigation Limited shareholders to grow native seedlings has proven successful...
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News
The Big Feed: Rural telethon raises over 700,000 meals for NZ food banks
Monday, 18 December 2023, 11:21AMThe Big Feed rural telethon has raised over 700,000 meals for food banks across the country, with donations still rolling...
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National
'Our farming community is hurting': Urgent plea to reduce quad bike risks
Monday, 11 December 2023, 4:26PMFarmers are being urged to look at how they can reduce the risk of quad bike fatalities after four deaths in the past nine...
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Audio
Sheep and beef farmer: The practicality of reducing on-farm emissions
Monday, 13 November 2023, 2:05PMSheep and beef farmers are under pressure to meet and reduce on-farm emissions. Award-winning environmentalist and Swanndri-wearing...
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Audio
NZ Herald Editor at Large on his two-week EV road trip
Monday, 30 October 2023, 2:00PMNZ Herald Editor at Large Shayne Currie's Great Kiwi Road Trip is underway. He'll be travelling up the country in his Volkswagen...
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Wellington
'Beyond the point of no return': Councillor on Wellington Town Hall
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 10:43AMA Wellington city councillor has lamented the council's feeling of being trapped in the Town Hall project after yet another...
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Politics
Labour's election defeat 'in many respects' caused by mainstream media - political commentator
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 9:36AMLabour's election defeat can be traced back, in many respects, to the actions of the mainstream news media according to a...
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Politics
Elected leaders on 'the weird old time' waiting for special vote count
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 9:23AMElected officials have spoken of their limbo working period whilst the incoming Government continue its coalition talks and...
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Politics
Why the coalition talks are kept secret and if media demands for updates are unfair
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 8:28AMPrime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon has said he understands the frustrations of the New Zealand media for being kept in...
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Audio
How important are strong farming voices in Parliament?
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 1:39PMThey're the new kids on the block. Andrew Hoggard and Grant McCallum, two former farmer correspondents for The Country,...
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World
UK says Israel not to blame for Gaza hospital explosion, tensions rise amongst its people
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 9:56AMThe UK's Prime Minister has sided with Israel and cleared it of blame for last week's hospital blast in Gaza as tensions...
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National
MetService boss on how forecasting will improve after failed Auckland Floods reporting
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 8:57AMForecasting models for MetService are being reviewed and set for improvement according to chief executive Stephen Hunt, after...
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Audio
Hawke's Bay grower gives an update eight months on from Cyclone Gabrielle
Friday, 20 October 2023, 2:31PMHawke's Bay's horticulture sector has "years of work ahead" to recover, as the region marks eight months since the devastation...
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National
All Black legend believes current team 'knows what to expect' ahead of semi-final
Friday, 20 October 2023, 7:54AMThe last-four-bound All Blacks know what defeat so close to the final feels like and what to expect this time around, according...
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Audio
David Seymour on his desired "baubles of office"
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 1:47PMDavid Seymour still doesn't know what role he'll have in a National-led Government. The ACT Party Leader agrees there's...
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National
Stats NZ confirms Census 2023 abstainers won't be prosecuted after legal advice over error
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 8:28AMStats NZ officials have labelled the latest Census as one with "good lessons learned" after announcing they won't prosecute...
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Audio
'Encouraging': GDT up for fourth time in a row
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 1:39PMPrices have risen for the fourth time in a row in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 4.3 per cent...