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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Price (NZL) and Falco during the Showjumping. 2026 Mars Badminton Horse Trials. The Badminton Estate, South Gloucestershire, England. Sunday 10 May 2026. PHOTOSPORT A broken collarbone couldn’t stop Kiwi equestrian Tim Price from delivering one of his best-ever results, as he surged to silver at the Badminton Horse Trials. In ... <a title="Canterbury roots set stage for Badminton Horse Trials silver medal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/canterbury-roots-set-stage-for-badminton-horse-trials-silver-medal/" aria-label="Read more about Canterbury roots set stage for Badminton Horse Trials silver medal">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somerview Farm’s Campbell Sommerville (left) and Ashburton Forks Catchment group facilitator Will Wright look through a net scoop’s worth of river flora and fauna. RNZ/Anisha Satya Remnant wetlands are hard to come by in Canterbury. Since the mid-1800s, nearly 90 percent of the area’s original natural environment has been lost, according ... <a title="Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/country-life-the-catchment-farmers-cleaning-up-our-backyard/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gene Technology Bill was first proposed in late 2024. Unsplash / RNZ composite The government still intends to pass legislation to liberalise gene technology laws, but cross-party disagreement is slowing the controversial reform. The Gene Technology Bill sought to end an effective 30-year ban on the use of genetic technologies ... <a title="Political parties negotiate controversial Gene Technology Bill, as progress stalls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/political-parties-negotiate-controversial-gene-technology-bill-as-progress-stalls/" aria-label="Read more about Political parties negotiate controversial Gene Technology Bill, as progress stalls">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dozens of deer heads adorned with antlers – some fresher than others and safely wrapped in plastic – line one side of the old mechanical depot in the central hub of the Pureora Forest Park, between Lake Taupō and Te Kuiti. In keeping with the rules of the Pureora Hunting Competition, ... <a title="Country Life heads to Pureora Hunting Competition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/09/country-life-heads-to-pureora-hunting-competition/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life heads to Pureora Hunting Competition">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Renee Ackroyd of the Botanical Nest florist in Timaru has expanded the business with the purchase of longstanding local firm, Bloomers, just in time for Mother’s Day. SUPPLIED/RENEE ACKROYD Florist shops are buzzing in the lead-up to Mother’s Day this weekend, during a significant sales period in the floristry calendar. The ... <a title="Florists seek to arrange value for cash-strapped shoppers this Mother’s Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/09/florists-seek-to-arrange-value-for-cash-strapped-shoppers-this-mothers-day/" aria-label="Read more about Florists seek to arrange value for cash-strapped shoppers this Mother’s Day">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blair Coates kneeling on the riverbank with his arm around his black lab Storm RNZ/Sally Round When Blair Coates’ parents took a skinny dip in the river running through the family farm one hot summer’s day, little did they think it would inspire a skincare production line in the former cowshed. ... <a title="Country Life: Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/09/country-life-skinny-dipping-inspires-back-to-nature-rural-venture/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Skinny-dipping inspires back-to-nature rural venture">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MPI) said compliance investigators began an investigation into alleged illegal pig sales at Kururuangi’s property after earlier advising him that it was an offence to sell unregulated meat. 123RF An Auckland man offering to sell illegally slaughtered pigs on his farm has been fined $6000 MPI says. On Tuesday Robert Ngaru ... <a title="Auckland man fined for offering to sell illegally slaughtered pigs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/auckland-man-fined-for-offering-to-sell-illegally-slaughtered-pigs/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland man fined for offering to sell illegally slaughtered pigs">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand supplied An industry leader in livestock transport has described price hikes for freight crossing the Cook Strait as coming at the worst possible time of year for farmers. Late Autumn marked a busy seasonal period for the movement of livestock between the North and South islands, particularly for cattle, as dairy ... <a title="‘Bad timing’ ferry fuel surcharge will disproportionately affect farmers, says transport leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/bad-timing-ferry-fuel-surcharge-will-disproportionately-affect-farmers-says-transport-leader/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bad timing’ ferry fuel surcharge will disproportionately affect farmers, says transport leader">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Butter is synonymous with the colour yellow. Butter yellow was the trending colour of 2025. In Mandarin Chinese, the word for butter translates as yellow oil. So what’s with this white butter appearing on our supermarket shelves? The arrival of a pale, US-sourced butter on Pak’nSave shelves has caused disappointment, confusion, ... <a title="Pale in comparison: What to know about US butter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/pale-in-comparison-what-to-know-about-us-butter/" aria-label="Read more about Pale in comparison: What to know about US butter">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa sheep and beef farmers Alice Wilson and Cameron Hassall have been selected as Pāmu’s new equity partners for Mahiwi Farm. Supplied State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu has selected its new equity partners for Mahiwi farm from a pool of about 80 applicants. It’s Pāmu’s first livestock equity partnership building on it ... <a title="State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu selects new equity partners for Mahiwi farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/state-owned-farming-enterprise-pamu-selects-new-equity-partners-for-mahiwi-farm/" aria-label="Read more about State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu selects new equity partners for Mahiwi farm">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk has recalled three batches of Synlait-manufactured a2 Platinum infant milk formula in the United States due to the presence of cereulide. Cereulide was a heat-stable toxin produced by some strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus which could cause nausea and vomiting – symptoms typically ... <a title="Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/infant-milk-formula-exporter-a2-milk-recalls-batches-in-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Maja Burry Farmers need to be paid to start using methane-busting technology in their herds and on their land, agri-climate leaders say. Their comments follow earlier warnings from industry and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that, without penalties or incentives, there are few reasons for farmers to invest ... <a title="Farmers should be paid to use methane-busting tools – agritech leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/farmers-should-be-paid-to-use-methane-busting-tools-agritech-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers should be paid to use methane-busting tools – agritech leaders">Read more</a>
