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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Increased farmer confidence and spending has seen the country’s largest rural supply store, Farmlands, back in black. In its annual results released last week, Farmlands reported a profit after tax of $2.8 million for 2025. It comes after the co-operative reported a loss of $9.3m last year, with revenue down ... <a title="Farmlands profit shows increased confidence in rural sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/farmlands-profit-shows-increased-confidence-in-rural-sector/" aria-label="Read more about Farmlands profit shows increased confidence in rural sector">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of Eketāhuna Museum’s volunteers (L-R) Bridget Ferguson, Ian Day, Jean O’Brien, Bruce Laurence, Chris Petersen and Rose-Marie McGhie RNZ/Sally Round The big work table in Eketāhuna’s former 1800s-era school is laden with curiosities from the past – an old pair of lace-up boots, opera glasses, a threadbare red coat, a ... <a title="Country Life: Country museum shines light on Eketāhuna’s Scandinavian past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-country-museum-shines-light-on-eketahunas-scandinavian-past/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Country museum shines light on Eketāhuna’s Scandinavian past">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Set on 800-hectares in the Waimai Valley, north of Raglan, four generations of the Reeves family have farmed this land. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Alastair Reeves’ father taught him that farmers can use genetics to solve problems. The Waimai Valley farmer is carrying on the line of Romney sheep his ... <a title="Country Life: Waikato farmer using genetics to ‘solve problems’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-waikato-farmer-using-genetics-to-solve-problems/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Waikato farmer using genetics to ‘solve problems’">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand At 106 metres long and 30 metres wide and with room for up to 120 cows, the multi-million dollar build is the largest research facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Supplied At 106 metres long and 30 metres wide and with room for up to 120 cows, the Livestock ... <a title="Country Life: LIC’s quest to breed low methane emitting bulls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-lics-quest-to-breed-low-methane-emitting-bulls/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: LIC’s quest to breed low methane emitting bulls">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Katie Todd One week since a wind storm tore through the country’s south, some Clutha district farmers say the financial hit could be harsher than they originally feared. Suzie Roy said after a week without power – trying to hold her stock in with kilometres of boundary fencing flattened ... <a title="Clutha district farmers plea for more help after devastating wind storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/clutha-district-farmers-plea-for-more-help-after-devastating-wind-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Clutha district farmers plea for more help after devastating wind storm">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Craig Piggott and the ‘smart cow’ halter supplied Technology company Halter has replaced around 30 tall transmission towers vital to its virtual farm fencing systems, after they were knocked down by last week’s storms. By Labour weekend, there were 70 South Island farms affected by disruptions to the virtual, fence-less systems ... <a title="Storms knocked out virtual farm fences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/storms-knocked-out-virtual-farm-fences/" aria-label="Read more about Storms knocked out virtual farm fences">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fonterra is looking to sell its consumer business to French dairy giant Lactalis. 123rf / Supplied images Fonterra shareholders asked to approve $4.22b sale of consumer brands business Mainland Group France’s Lactalis to take ownership of well-known brands Mainland, Anchor Farmer shareholders in line for tax-free bonus, pump billions into economy ... <a title="Sale of Fonterra’s consumer business expected to get shareholder approval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/sale-of-fonterras-consumer-business-expected-to-get-shareholder-approval/" aria-label="Read more about Sale of Fonterra’s consumer business expected to get shareholder approval">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Around 60 percent of shareholding farms could receive a windfall, if a Fonterra sale to a French dairy giant goes ahead. Supplied/ Greenpeace Retailers in rural New Zealand could be set for a boost if farmers vote on Thursday to go ahead with the sale of Fonterra’s consumer businesses to France’s ... <a title="What will farmers spend their $200,000 each on if Fonterra sale goes through?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/what-will-farmers-spend-their-200000-each-on-if-fonterra-sale-goes-through/" aria-label="Read more about What will farmers spend their $200,000 each on if Fonterra sale goes through?">Read more</a>
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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>
