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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aotearoa has more than 900,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land, mostly in the South Island. Sally Round Access to water, food production as a priority, and land use classifications are some of the issues primary sector groups are considering with the government’s proposed new resource management legislation. Public hearings into the ... <a title="What do rural sector groups think of the RMA?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/what-do-rural-sector-groups-think-of-the-rma/" aria-label="Read more about What do rural sector groups think of the RMA?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Federated Farmers arable chair David Birkett. RNZ / Conan Young Farmers are getting nervous about the rising cost of fuel and fertiliser with the impact already being felt on farm. The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up the price of oil which has been reflected in the price at ... <a title="Farmers fear double whammy of rising fuel and fertiliser costs from Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/farmers-fear-double-whammy-of-rising-fuel-and-fertiliser-costs-from-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers fear double whammy of rising fuel and fertiliser costs from Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. 123RF Meat company ANZCO is working to get shipments of beef caught up in the Middle East conflict back to New Zealand to sell on the domestic market. General manager of sales and marketing Rick Walker said shipments of premium beef cuts that were on the way to Dubai ... <a title="ANZCO working to get shipment of beef destined for Middle East back to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/anzco-working-to-get-shipment-of-beef-destined-for-middle-east-back-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about ANZCO working to get shipment of beef destined for Middle East back to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stressed, overworked and cloudy-headed, New South Wales farmer Brendan Cullen was feeling “pretty crook” back in 2015. When he started talking out loud to himself, he realised something wasn’t right. Cullen found the courage to walk into the local hospital and ask for help that day. Eventually – with the help ... <a title="Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/aussie-farmer-who-swam-his-way-out-of-depression/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie farmer who swam his way out of depression">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Worksafe said hazardous chemicals management was the most significant area of concern, followed by machinery safety issues and working in and around vehicles. 123rf WorkSafe is mostly content with the health and safety of hundreds of orchards it visited late last year, but warns some farmers are still making risky decisions ... <a title="Most orchards pass health and safety checks, but chemicals and machinery risks remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/most-orchards-pass-health-and-safety-checks-but-chemicals-and-machinery-risks-remain/" aria-label="Read more about Most orchards pass health and safety checks, but chemicals and machinery risks remain">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Supply pressure and buying interest saw dairy prices continue their climb at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction overnight. The average price rose 5.7 percent overnight to US$4301 (NZ$7299) a tonne. It was the fifth consecutive auction where prices have risen since the start of the year and followed a ... <a title="Global dairy prices continue to rise in wake of Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/global-dairy-prices-continue-to-rise-in-wake-of-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Global dairy prices continue to rise in wake of Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fertiliser prices will rise due to the conflict but by how much and for how long is not known. 123rf Ravensdown says it has enough fertiliser in the country or on the way to cover autumn – so any price impacts due to the war in the Middle East won’t be ... <a title="Enough fertiliser to cover autumn, Ravensdown says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/enough-fertiliser-to-cover-autumn-ravensdown-says/" aria-label="Read more about Enough fertiliser to cover autumn, Ravensdown says">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Southland livestock grazing company was fined close to $50,000 for allowing hundreds of cattle to graze in mud. Supplied / MPI Warning some of the images in this article may be distressing for some people. More than 31,000 New Zealanders want an independent “Commissioner for Animals” to improve animal welfare ... <a title="31k-strong petition for an independent Commissioner for Animals taken to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/31k-strong-petition-for-an-independent-commissioner-for-animals-taken-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about 31k-strong petition for an independent Commissioner for Animals taken to Parliament">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kōura Wealth managing director Rupert Carlyon said the government proposal aligns with the National Party’s efforts to make KiwiSaver withdrawals available to New Zealanders who want to invest or own a business. 123RF Government’s plans to change KiwiSaver regulations for farmers and others, opens the door for retirement funds to be ... <a title="KiwiSaver changes open doors for farming business investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/kiwisaver-changes-open-doors-for-farming-business-investments/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver changes open doors for farming business investments">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo Unsplash / Aron Yigin Thousands of shipping containers filled with New Zealand exports bound for international markets are caught up in the Midd le East conflict. New Zealand has a free-trade deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council which includes countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman. New Zealand exported ... <a title="Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/thousands-of-shipping-containers-filled-with-nz-exports-caught-up-in-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of shipping containers filled with NZ exports caught up in Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Charles Godfray from Oxford University is a population biologist and director of its Future of Food programme. Rebecca McMillan / Supplied It is time for the food sector to have difficult conversations about its emissions, particularly beef and dairy. That was the message from a top UK scientist at the ... <a title="Country Life: An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/country-life-an-oxford-professor-on-the-future-of-food-and-food-production/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: An Oxford professor on the future of food and food production">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Greenpeace Aotearoa says its activists “altered” the Rakaia salmon statue, turning it into a cartoon dead fish in protest of the dairy industry’s environmental destruction, but the council says it was vandalised. Supplied For the first time in 40 years, no fish will be weighed in at Mid Canterbury’s Rakaia Fishing ... <a title="Fishers ‘living the funeral’ of low salmon, fish stocks in Rakaia River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/fishers-living-the-funeral-of-low-salmon-fish-stocks-in-rakaia-river/" aria-label="Read more about Fishers ‘living the funeral’ of low salmon, fish stocks in Rakaia River">Read more</a>
