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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>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The impact of drought in Hurunui in North Canterbury. Supplied / Dan Hodgen The ebbs and flows of farming are expected to be exacerbated by future climate change effects, including more volatile weather and strained water resources, a new study has found. Research consultancy firm Kōmanawa Solutions ran 295 million weather ... <a title="Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/climate-change-effects-expected-to-hurt-farm-viability-in-next-decade-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change effects expected to hurt farm viability in next decade, study finds">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand David Ruan grows spray-free vegetables, which he sells at the local farmers’ market under Suncakes Gardens. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Rows of colourful vegetables line this plot of land just on the outskirts of Hamilton. For more than 10 years David Ruan has been growing vegetables which he sells at ... <a title="Country Life: Spray-free vegetables from Suncakes Gardens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/country-life-spray-free-vegetables-from-suncakes-gardens/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Spray-free vegetables from Suncakes Gardens">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens. RNZ/Sally Round Friday is World Egg Day – and New Zealand has about 1.6 million commercial hens with some now laying larger eggs. Supermarkets are working towards only stocking eggs that have come from cage free chickens following ongoing hen welfare concerns. Woolworths ... <a title="Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/egg-consumption-increasing-and-more-double-yolkers-could-be-on-the-way/" aria-label="Read more about Egg consumption increasing, and more double yolkers could be on the way">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones at the Aquaculture NZ conference in Nelson. RNZ / Samantha Gee Bespoke legislation and more ocean space is needed for the farming of kai moana, says the fisheries minister, so that aquaculture can one day rival New Zealand’s beef sector. Shane Jones opened the industry’s ... <a title="More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/more-ocean-space-needed-for-aquaculture-fisheries-minister/" aria-label="Read more about More ocean space needed for aquaculture – fisheries minister">Read more</a>
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November 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Sharon Lundy A new study has found higher concentrations of nectar from native New Zealand plant species in the drier eastern parts of the motu. Flowers produced high-sugar nectar which fed birds and insects, and was also collected and processed to make honey. Over two years, researchers measured nectar ... <a title="Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ’s dry east coast – study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/nectar-at-highest-concentrations-on-native-trees-along-nzs-dry-east-coast-study/" aria-label="Read more about Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ’s dry east coast – study">Read more</a>
