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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Cornwall Park sheep in pens waiting to be shorn RNZ/Liz Garton Cornwall Park farm is something of a hidden gem in the heart of Auckland city. Taking up 73 of the 172 hectares of the total park, the farm’s Simmental cattle and Perendale sheep are a much-loved feature for the millions ... <a title="Country Life: Cornwall Park, the farm in the heart of a city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/country-life-cornwall-park-the-farm-in-the-heart-of-a-city/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Cornwall Park, the farm in the heart of a city">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rudmer Zwerver CreativeNature.nl A low-emissions future for farming will likely mean fewer cows – but farmers will struggle to diversify without financial and infrastructure support, government-funded research has found. The research, done for the government-funded Agricultural Emissions Centre, said a lack of confidence in mitigation technology, threats to profitability, and mixed ... <a title="How to support a low-emissions farming future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/how-to-support-a-low-emissions-farming-future/" aria-label="Read more about How to support a low-emissions farming future">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordan Hamilton-Bicknell offers a homekill service. Photo: Supplied The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale. From next year, small-scale meat processors will be subject to reduced meat sampling and testing requirements – compared ... <a title="New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/new-government-rules-coming-for-micro-abattoirs/" aria-label="Read more about New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Hobbyist beekeepers are being asked to stay alert for invasive yellow-legged hornets loitering around their hives. Biosecurity New Zealand has more than doubled its Auckland surveillance zone from 5 to 11 kilometres. Auckland Beekeepers Club president Ken Brown said that decision was made because worker hornets were beginning to travel ... <a title="Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/appeal-to-backyard-beekeepers-to-be-vigilant-over-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Red-tipped bananas are not new to Australian consumers, but have gone viral on social media this month after an inquisitive post from two bewildered British backpackers. The video from travellers Mel Chekaoui and Phil Colia has been seen more than 11 million times on Instagram, with eager consumers commenting that they ... <a title="How the world got talking about red-tipped bananas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/how-the-world-got-talking-about-red-tipped-bananas/" aria-label="Read more about How the world got talking about red-tipped bananas">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kaye and her daughter check out the calves at the Temuka sale. Supplied Strong beef prices are helping raise record funds as part of a fundraising scheme that’s been going for more than 40 years. IHC has been around for 70 years supporting those with intellectual disabilities, particularly in rural communities. ... <a title="Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/farmers-doing-their-bit-to-support-those-with-intellectual-disabilities-in-rural-communities/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordan Hamilton-Bicknell offers a homekill service. Supplied The government is looking to cut red tape for small meat processors and is also exploring how homekill meat could be made suitable for sale. From next year, small-scale meat processors will be subject to reduced meat sampling and testing requirements – compared to ... <a title="New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/new-government-rules-coming-for-micro-abattoirs-homekill-for-sale-in-pipeline/" aria-label="Read more about New government rules coming for micro-abattoirs; homekill for sale in pipeline">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ian Turner reckons his unique pink-door shop, nestled in a small village on SH1 between Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay, “puts Eketāhuna on the map”. “People who live here, they all tell their friends, ‘oh, I live in the town with the sex shop’, and even if they don’t come in, I think ... <a title="Pink-door adult shop ‘puts Eketāhuna on the map’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/pink-door-adult-shop-puts-eketahuna-on-the-map/" aria-label="Read more about Pink-door adult shop ‘puts Eketāhuna on the map’">Read more</a>
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December 6, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ben Millar and King competing in the Trans Tasman Sheep Dog Trials test for the Wayleggo Cup. Megan Ellis It is spelt “Wayleggo” but pronounced “Wal-a-go” and in dog trialling and shepherding it is an age-old New Zealand call for a sheep dog to leave the sheep and come back to ... <a title="Country Life: Sheep Dog test Aussie v NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/06/country-life-sheep-dog-test-aussie-v-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Sheep Dog test Aussie v NZ">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dairy prices have been softening. (File photo) AFP / William West Dairy prices are at near two-year low after the eighth consecutive fall in the global auction overnight. The average price at the auction fell 4.3 percent to US$3507 a tonne, following the 3 percent drop in the previous auction two ... <a title="Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/dairy-prices-hit-near-two-year-low-after-eighth-consecutive-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Cows being milked in a dairy shed in Taranaki RNZ/Sally Round Canterbury grows most of the country’s wheat, barley and oat crops. But persistently low wheat prices coupled with a high milk payout are believed to be driving farmers out of the industry in hunt of the dairy dollar. The Canterbury ... <a title="Thirty-two more dairy farms for Canterbury; some grain growers go for milk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/thirty-two-more-dairy-farms-for-canterbury-some-grain-growers-go-for-milk/" aria-label="Read more about Thirty-two more dairy farms for Canterbury; some grain growers go for milk">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied An Otatara man thought to be New Zealand’s longest-serving meat worker retired this month after 64 years in the industry. Ken McLeod, 80, started in 1962 when he was only 16 at the now-closed Makarewa Meatworks in Southland. “I was mostly a boner in all those years, and thanks to ... <a title="NZ’s longest-serving meat worker retires after 64 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/nzs-longest-serving-meat-worker-retires-after-64-years/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s longest-serving meat worker retires after 64 years">Read more</a>
