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November 10, 2025
RNZ Pacific Pacific civil society groups say 2025 has been a big year for the ocean. Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) representative Maureen Penjueli said the Pacific Ocean was being hyper-militarised and there was a desire for seabed minerals to be used to build-up military capacity. “Critical minerals, whether from land ... <a title="Pacific civil society warn of growing militarisation and mining pressure on the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/pacific-civil-society-warn-of-growing-militarisation-and-mining-pressure-on-the-ocean/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific civil society warn of growing militarisation and mining pressure on the ocean">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50,000 cattle and 450,000 sheep are auctioned off annually at the Feilding saleyards. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life The cries of ‘bid’ keep coming from livestock agents, as the prices called out by the auctioneer continue to rise. They carefully watch the crowd of farmers and onlookers for the ... <a title="Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-top-dollar-stock-at-feilding-saleyards/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Top dollar stock at Feilding saleyards">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Stockmen resting after a cattle muster at Molesworth RNZ/Sally Round It’s an early start for the musterers at Molesworth Station. The bulls are out with the cows for the mating season and the stockmen need to beat the heat. Country Life producer Sally Round spent a day with the musterers, the ... <a title="From the Country Life archives: Mustering at Molesworth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/from-the-country-life-archives-mustering-at-molesworth/" aria-label="Read more about From the Country Life archives: Mustering at Molesworth">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The impact of drought in Hurunui in North Canterbury. Supplied / Dan Hodgen The ebbs and flows of farming are expected to be exacerbated by future climate change effects, including more volatile weather and strained water resources, a new study has found. Research consultancy firm Kōmanawa Solutions ran 295 million weather ... <a title="Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/climate-change-effects-expected-to-hurt-farm-viability-in-next-decade-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand David Ruan grows spray-free vegetables, which he sells at the local farmers’ market under Suncakes Gardens. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Rows of colourful vegetables line this plot of land just on the outskirts of Hamilton. For more than 10 years David Ruan has been growing vegetables which he sells at ... <a title="Country Life: Spray-free vegetables from Suncakes Gardens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-spray-free-vegetables-from-suncakes-gardens/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Spray-free vegetables from Suncakes Gardens">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens. RNZ/Sally Round Friday is World Egg Day – and New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens with some now laying larger eggs. Supermarkets are working towards only stocking eggs that have come from cage free chickens following ongoing hen welfare concerns. Woolworths ... <a title="Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/egg-consumption-increasing-and-more-double-yolkers-could-be-on-the-way/" aria-label="Read more about Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the way">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones at the Aquaculture NZ conference in Nelson. RNZ / Samantha Gee Bespoke legislation and more ocean space is needed for the farming of kai moana, says the fisheries minister, so that aquaculture can one day rival New Zealand’s beef sector. Shane Jones opened the industry’s ... <a title="More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/more-ocean-space-needed-for-aquaculture-fisheries-minister/" aria-label="Read more about More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Centre City Shopping Centre in New Plymouth. Robin Martin / RNZ Two men have been arrested and charged following multiple burglaries at an inner-city mall in New Plymouth overnight. Police were called to the Centre City Shopping Centre on Gill Street at around 1.30am. One man was taken into custody ... <a title="Two arrested after New Plymouth’s Centre City Shopping Centre broken into" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/two-arrested-after-new-plymouths-centre-city-shopping-centre-broken-into/" aria-label="Read more about Two arrested after New Plymouth’s Centre City Shopping Centre broken into">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Sharon Lundy A new study has found higher concentrations of nectar from native New Zealand plant species in the drier eastern parts of the motu. Flowers produced high-sugar nectar which fed birds and insects, and was also collected and processed to make honey. Over two years, researchers measured nectar ... <a title="Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ’s dry east coast – study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/nectar-at-highest-concentrations-on-native-trees-along-nzs-dry-east-coast-study/" aria-label="Read more about Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ’s dry east coast – study">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Three Roads kiwifruit orchard in Edgecumbe near Whakatāne. SUPPLIED/Craigmore Sustainables The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased a new kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty. The investment was set to fund the work of its owner, the United States-based church known commonly as ... <a title="Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints subsidiary buys kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-subsidiary-buys-kiwifruit-orchard-in-bay-of-plenty/" aria-label="Read more about Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints subsidiary buys kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The view back to the factory from the ponds. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Iconic South Canterbury fruit company Barker Fruit Processors’ $60 million factory expansion will come to fruition later this year, in efforts to “future-proof” the growing business. The company owned by the Andros Group in France was expanding its Pleasant Valley ... <a title="Barker’s is expanding its South Canterbury fruit factory, following discharge consenting issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/barkers-is-expanding-its-south-canterbury-fruit-factory-following-discharge-consenting-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Barker’s is expanding its South Canterbury fruit factory, following discharge consenting issues">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Steve Evans is a man who just loves old wood and just can’t bear the thought of seeing it end up in landfill or being chucked on a fire. Much of the stock he sells at Ironbark Re-engineered in North Canterbury came from the Lyttelton wharves which were removed after being ... <a title="Country Life: Ironbark – a wood as hard as steel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-ironbark-a-wood-as-hard-as-steel/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Ironbark – a wood as hard as steel">Read more</a>
