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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Hoggard. RNZ / Angus Dreaver A decision to allow the continued use of farrowing crates and mating stalls is the straw that broke the camel’s back for animals rights activsts. In the past few months, associate agriculture minister Andrew Hoggard, responsible for animal welfare, has drawn intense criticism from animal ... <a title="Minister Andrew Hoggard assures PM he’s following Cabinet rules after complaint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/minister-andrew-hoggard-assures-pm-hes-following-cabinet-rules-after-complaint/" aria-label="Read more about Minister Andrew Hoggard assures PM he’s following Cabinet rules after complaint">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairarapa sheep, beef and deer farmer Paul Crick at his Gladstone farm, Glenside. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life As is often the case, especially in farming, “fresh is best” when hunting for sheep poo it seems. Country Life joined Wairarapa sheep, beef, and deer farmer Paul Crick while he was out ... <a title="Country Life: Beef and Lamb’s sheep poo study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/country-life-beef-and-lambs-sheep-poo-study/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Beef and Lamb’s sheep poo study">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchel Hoare of King Country Ag Drones RNZ/Sally Round Mitchel Hoare is pretty busy these days, with not only a 500-hectare farm to run and shares in a native plant nursery, but a new agricultural drone venture. He and fellow farmer Andrew Blackmore set up King Country Ag Drones about six ... <a title="Country Life: Farmer flying high with agri drone venture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/country-life-farmer-flying-high-with-agri-drone-venture/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Farmer flying high with agri drone venture">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ has revised down its forecast to $9.65 per kilogram of milk solids for the 2025/26 season. 123RF The big banks are responding to an ongoing drop in global dairy prices, with the ANZ the latest to trim its farmgate milk price. ANZ has revised down its forecast to $9.65 per ... <a title="Weakening trend sees ANZ Bank cuts its farmgate milk price by 3.5 percent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/weakening-trend-sees-anz-bank-cuts-its-farmgate-milk-price-by-3-5-percent/" aria-label="Read more about Weakening trend sees ANZ Bank cuts its farmgate milk price by 3.5 percent">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Warning: Readers may find these images distressing Animal welfare activists, public submitters and the associate agriculture minister are still at odds around the use of farrowing crates and mating stalls at pig farms, amid the release of covert footage inside one. The Ministry for Primary Industries was investigating what it called ... <a title="New farrowing crates rules at piggeries progress, amid undercover footage release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/new-farrowing-crates-rules-at-piggeries-progress-amid-undercover-footage-release/" aria-label="Read more about New farrowing crates rules at piggeries progress, amid undercover footage release">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wattie’s tomatoes from Hawke’s Bay. RNZ/Monique Steele The hunt for the cheapest fruit and vegetables by both supermarkets and shoppers is putting pressure on locally produced crops in New Zealand. Over the past few months, well-known brand Wattie’s New Zealand of Hawke’s Bay made a series of cuts to local production, ... <a title="Cheap fruit and vegetable imports put pressure on New Zealand production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/cheap-fruit-and-vegetable-imports-put-pressure-on-new-zealand-production/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap fruit and vegetable imports put pressure on New Zealand production">Read more</a>
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November 19, 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 3 percent to US$3678 a tonne, the seventh consecutive fall. It follows the 2.4 percent drop in the previous auction. The GDT (Global Dairy Trade) Price Index was at ... <a title="Butter a factor as dairy prices fall for seventh time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/butter-a-factor-as-dairy-prices-fall-for-seventh-time/" aria-label="Read more about Butter a factor as dairy prices fall for seventh time">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A global trout-fishing movement for those undergoing treatment or living with cancer is providing relief for Kiwi men. The Reel Recovery charity has recently wrapped up a retreat on the Tongariro River in the central North Island town of Tūrangi. Fishing guides provided free one-on-one tuition in the art of fly ... <a title="Healing power of trout fishing helps men with cancer." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/18/healing-power-of-trout-fishing-helps-men-with-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about Healing power of trout fishing helps men with cancer.">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand More than half of all students at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth take a primary industries subject. Supplied/Francis Douglas Memorial College A Taranaki high school is training the next generation of primary industry workers. Nearly half of the 800 students at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth take ... <a title="Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/growing-future-farmers-taranaki-students-run-their-own-farm/" aria-label="Read more about Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Comvita products on display. Supplied The takeover bid for honey exporter Comvita has failed after not enough shareholders approved of the offer. The company’s board had vigorously pushed shareholders to vote in favour of a $56 million deal with Florenz, owned by Canterbury businessman Mark Stewart. However, the bid failed to ... <a title="Comvita takeover bid fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/comvita-takeover-bid-fails/" aria-label="Read more about Comvita takeover bid fails">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>
