Fonterra considers selling global consumer business including Anchor, Mainland, Kāpiti brands
The dairy cooperative is looking to sell all or part of its “global consumer business” as it shifts its focus.
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Beekeeper Steven Brown furious over destruction of $2m honey crop
North Canterbury’s Steven Brown is calling for a new approach to a hive-destroying disease.
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ASB latest bank to drop mortgage rates
ASB has reduced its longer-term mortgage rates, following last week’s cut to short-term rates.
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Winter plantings to expand native forest cover
Remarkable works have begun in the Ōtara-Papatoetoe local board area, aiming to boost the natural forest cover.
It is widely acknowledged that the area is highly urbanised with a concentration of carbon-heavy industries and the second lowest tree canop… Continue reading
Construction firms feeling the pressure with inflation and interest rates
A new survey shows the broader economic outlook has replaced labour shortages and supply chain disruptions as the main concerns.
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Buyers’ market? Property resale profits down
The market is increasingly favouring buyers with a rising number of listings, a new report says.
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Funding goes to a range of projects on the motu
Thirteen successful grant applicants are progressing initiatives to benefit the wider community after Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board allocated funding at its April business meeting.
“As an island community we would struggle without the fantastic wor… Continue reading
Kōkako volunteers mark 30 years on job
Volunteers who have trekked the Hunua Ranges to conserve the last kōkako population in the mainland Auckland region have celebrated 30 years.
The Hūnua Kōkako Recovery Project started in 1994 and since then thousands of hours have been dedicated to… Continue reading
Watercare doubles down on flood recovery efforts around western dams
Watercare is more than doubling the number of crews working on flood and cyclone recovery works around the Waitākere dams to deliver crucial repairs before the thick of winter sets in.
Last year’s Auckland Anniversary Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle event… Continue reading
Former boss of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts confident he can turn a profit with new bid
The former head of a Mt Ruapehu ski field which went into receivership disagrees with concerns for its future commercial viability.
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