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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jemma Ostenfeld RNZ/Sally Round Growing up gardening with her grandmother sowed the original seed for heritage seed collector and grower Jemma Ostenfeld. Originally from Australia’s Gold Coast, she’s been in New Zealand five years and after learning the ropes of seed collecting in Hawke’s Bay, she now collects and sows heritage ... <a title="Country Life: Jemma Ostenfeld, a heritage seed collector with an eye on the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-jemma-ostenfeld-a-heritage-seed-collector-with-an-eye-on-the-future/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Jemma Ostenfeld, a heritage seed collector with an eye on the future">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Berwick Settle Supplied From extreme heat to extreme cold, the cows which have been in Berwick Settle’s care live in some challenging situations. Over the past two decades, the former Southland sharemilker has helped set up dairy farms in Cambodia, China, Vietnam and Russia. His first introduction to fully housed dairy ... <a title="Country Life: A Kiwi’s life in the world’s largest dairy farms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-a-kiwis-life-in-the-worlds-largest-dairy-farms/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: A Kiwi’s life in the world’s largest dairy farms">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Crush protection on a quad bike. supplied ACC WorkSafe is urging farmers to install crush protection or a rollover guard on quad bikes following another death in the Far North. Emergency services were called to a rural property east of Broadwood, in North Hokianga, about 4pm on Thursday following a quad ... <a title="Farmers urged to install crush or rollover protection after quad bike death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/farmers-urged-to-install-crush-or-rollover-protection-after-quad-bike-death/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers urged to install crush or rollover protection after quad bike death">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Algidus Station. Sotheby’s / supplied One of the country’s most storied high-country stations is on the market. Offers of $50 million or more are being sought for Mt Algidus Station, a 22,120-hectare property in the Southern Alps. Author Mona Anderson lived on the property for 33 years, and detailed her ... <a title="Mt Algidus Station could be yours, if you have $50 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/mt-algidus-station-could-be-yours-if-you-have-50-million/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Algidus Station could be yours, if you have $50 million">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceana Gold purchased more than 5 hectares of land at Hauraki District small town Waihi. 123RF A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for a gold mine buffer zone are some of the latest purchases by international investors through the Overseas Investment Office (OIO). Land Information New Zealand/Toitū Te ... <a title="Foreign investors buy forests, lily bulb plant and meat plant stake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/foreign-investors-buy-forests-lily-bulb-plant-and-meat-plant-stake/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign investors buy forests, lily bulb plant and meat plant stake">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Dairy prices have fallen again in the fortnightly global auction overnight. The average price at the Global Dairy Trade auction fell 2.4 percent to US$3768 a tonne, the sixth consecutive fall. It follows the 1.4 percent drop in the previous auction. The GDT Price Index was at its lowest level ... <a title="Dairy prices continue downward slide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/dairy-prices-continue-downward-slide/" aria-label="Read more about Dairy prices continue downward slide">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Dr Shane Reti made the announcement at a North Canterbury farm. RNZ/Monique Steele The government is doubling down on supporting the development of new tools to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on farm with a new co-investment, following its decision not to ... <a title="Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/device-that-recycles-farm-nitrogen-gets-1-2m-government-industry-boost/" aria-label="Read more about Device that recycles farm nitrogen gets $1.2m government-industry boost">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Remains of some of the trees on Richard Hunter’s farm after October’s storm. RNZ/Calvin Samuel A farmer-led initiative is heading up driveways to support rural Clutha families hit by last month’s damaging winds. The initiative is backed by Rabobank, the Rural Support Trust, the Ministry of Primary Industries, Clutha District Council ... <a title="Farmers lead initiative to support rural Clutha families hit hard by storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/farmers-lead-initiative-to-support-rural-clutha-families-hit-hard-by-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers lead initiative to support rural Clutha families hit hard by storm">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The severe winds caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, downing trees, power lines and tearing roofs off buildings. RNZ / Andrew Johnstone Rural Southland communities are banding together in the aftermath of last month’s damaging winds. The severe winds caused widespread damage and thousands of power outages, downing trees, ... <a title="Rural Southland communities band together after destructive storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/rural-southland-communities-band-together-after-destructive-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Rural Southland communities band together after destructive storm">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The winners of Te Mana Kuratahi 2025 Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa. Supplied/Te Matatini Enterprises Te Wharekura o Kirikiriroa have been named Ngā Toa Whakaihuwaka, the overall winners of Te Mana Kuratahi, the national primary schools kapa haka competition for 2025. The group from Hamilton bested 62 other kapa haka from 17 ... <a title="Winner of national primary schools kapa haka competition Te Mana Kuratahi named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/winner-of-national-primary-schools-kapa-haka-competition-te-mana-kuratahi-named/" aria-label="Read more about Winner of national primary schools kapa haka competition Te Mana Kuratahi named">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lee Tamahori has died aged 75. RNZ / Dru Faulkner Actor Te Kohe Tuhaka has paid tribute to late filmmaker and mentor Lee Tamahori, describing him as a trailblazer for Māori in cinema. In a statement his family said Tamahori died peacefully today at home surrounded by his long-time love Justine, ... <a title="Lee Tamahori ‘will be missed’ but ‘will definitely be remembered’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/lee-tamahori-will-be-missed-but-will-definitely-be-remembered/" aria-label="Read more about Lee Tamahori ‘will be missed’ but ‘will definitely be remembered’">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tohu Oranga Angitu (Lifetime Achievement) award winner Piripi Walker. Supplied/Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori A quiet trailblazer, a beloved kōhanga reo nanny and the translators behind the first-ever bilingual Olympic sporting glossary are among those recognised at Ngā Tohu Reo Māori 2025, the annual Māori Language Awards held ... <a title="Trailblazers and hard workers recognised at Māori Language Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/trailblazers-and-hard-workers-recognised-at-maori-language-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Trailblazers and hard workers recognised at Māori Language Awards">Read more</a>
