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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and ... <a title="Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/northland-milk-company-stops-deliveries-over-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Wool filters in breathing apparatus being tested prior to the Artemis II mission. NASA It’s one for small step for man, one giant leap for New Zealand wool. Auckland-based company Lanaco had its EcoStatic air filters on board the Artemis II mission, NASA’s first crewed lunar flyby in 50 ... <a title="The New Zealand wool that went around the moon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-new-zealand-wool-that-went-around-the-moon/" aria-label="Read more about The New Zealand wool that went around the moon">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding on farmland at the base of the Awakino Gorge in October 2025. Supplied / Bree Joyce Farmers are facing their second major clean up in six months around Northern Taranaki and King Country. A farmer near Awakino Gorge said she was cleaning up after the worst torrential rain she has ... <a title="Farmers cleaning up after torrential rain, stock lost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/farmers-cleaning-up-after-torrential-rain-stock-lost/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers cleaning up after torrential rain, stock lost">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at the old garage in Ōhura’s town centre on Sunday. A local resident said by the time this photo was taken, the water had gone down about half a metre or more. Supplied/ Ross Perry The mayor of one town hit by floods in the weekend says there could have ... <a title="Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/night-time-escapes-from-floodwaters-mayor-says-better-warnings-needed/" aria-label="Read more about Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Southern Medicinal has converted the old Mataura paper mill into a medicinal cannabis and hemp growing, testing and processing facility. Supplied / Southern Medicinal The budding medicinal cannabis sector is struggling to put down roots and another specialist processing factory is set to close. But regulators considering current rules and a ... <a title="NZ’s medicinal cannabis ecosystem hopes to harvest value-add opportunities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/nzs-medicinal-cannabis-ecosystem-hopes-to-harvest-value-add-opportunities/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s medicinal cannabis ecosystem hopes to harvest value-add opportunities">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Envy apple was first bred in 1985 by the Bioeconomy Science Institute (then part of DSIR) before being exclusively commercialised globally by T&G. www.alphapix.co.nz A New Zealand apple brand is believed to have surpassed more than $1 billion in global sales. The Envy apple was first bred in 1985 by ... <a title="‘No mean feat’: Envy apples surpass $1 billion in global sales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/no-mean-feat-envy-apples-surpass-1-billion-in-global-sales/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No mean feat’: Envy apples surpass $1 billion in global sales">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kara Tait Photography The largest pastoral farmer in Aotearoa, Pāmu Farming, is sending $10 million in special dividends back to its owner the Crown, after the historic sale of Fonterra’s consumer brands business. Shareholders received their capital repayment from the dairy co-operative’s Mainland Group divestment this week, including $9.5 million for ... <a title="Fonterra’s Mainland Group sale lifts Pāmu Farming’s dividends to Crown by $10m" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/fonterras-mainland-group-sale-lifts-pamu-farmings-dividends-to-crown-by-10m/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra’s Mainland Group sale lifts Pāmu Farming’s dividends to Crown by $10m">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On average the payout was calculated to be around $400,000 each. RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Fonterra’s thousands of shareholding dairy farmers are being encouraged to spend their Mainland Group capital return wisely with a focus on farm resilience. Tuesday marked the payday for around 8000 shareholders of the co-operative for the ... <a title="Cashed-up dairy farmers urged to spend wisely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/cashed-up-dairy-farmers-urged-to-spend-wisely/" aria-label="Read more about Cashed-up dairy farmers urged to spend wisely">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cows at a dairy farm in Waikato. RNZ / Sally Round It is pay day for dairy giant Fonterra’s 8000 or so shareholding farmer-suppliers from the sale of the co-operative’s Mainland Group consumer business. The proceeds from the dairy co-op’s multibillion-dollar sale of its Mainland consumer brands business were landing in ... <a title="Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/fonterra-farmer-shareholders-bank-the-good-times-with-mainland-sale-payments/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You wouldn’t eat a sprig of rosemary, a whole spring onion stalk, or raw garlic. Some produce best serves the palette as an ingredient – like fresh cranberries. Cranberries Westland growers Kevin MacGregor (left) and Kate Buckley. RNZ/Anisha Satya Follow Country Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get ... <a title="Country Life: Crunchy, crispy cranberries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/11/country-life-crunchy-crispy-cranberries/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Crunchy, crispy cranberries">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Please publish to Country page and Country Life page (CLI) by ****** Saturday 8AM ********* Loganne Brown coordinated this year’s Methven Ute Muster. RNZ/Anisha Satya The trusty ute holds a strangely unique position in New Zealand’s economy. Loved and loathed in equal measure, the ubiquitous utility vehicle – with its tray ... <a title="Country Life: The Methven Ute Muster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/10/country-life-the-methven-ute-muster/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: The Methven Ute Muster">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Global dairy prices have fallen for the first time this year amid uncertainty about oversupply in the market. The average price at the fortnightly auction fell 3.4 percent to US$4228 (NZ$7.378) a tonne. The price of wholemilk powder, which influences farmer payouts, fell 0.7 percent to US$3687 US dollars a ... <a title="Global dairy prices fall for first time this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/global-dairy-prices-fall-for-first-time-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about Global dairy prices fall for first time this year">Read more</a>
