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Waimea Water Update

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The 20 year-long process to secure water supply for the Waimea Plain.

Jul 2025

Forever Harvest

6.22

Producing fruit without trees, vines or bushes.

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7.14

An award-winning Waikato cheese maker caring for community and environment.

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Organic Businesses at Arnstead Farm

Mon 01 Jun 2015
6:39

As well as a "lifestyle" farm, Maurice Hellewell runs an organic meat procurement business
Jun 2015
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Southern Pork

Mon 01 Jun 2015
6:51

Southern Pork maintains a closed high health status indoor herd of pigs
Jun 2015
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Allstar Fishing's Sustainable Catch

Mon 01 Jun 2015
7:03

Karl Warr has designed a fishing net that allows undersized fish to escape unharmed
Jun 2015
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Blue Read and Fonterra

Mon 01 Jun 2015
7:11

Blue Read is a dairy farmer who has been involved with Fonterra since its inception
Jun 2015
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Knife Skills Training at Silver Fern Farms

Mon 01 Jun 2015
6:21

A Silver Fern Farms processing plant has a programme teaching safe and efficient knife work
Jun 2015
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Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Scheme

Mon 01 Jun 2015
6:23

A scheme delivering water to 75,000 hectares of Mid Canterbury farmland
Jun 2015
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Miraka Milk Processing

Mon 01 Jun 2015
8:56

Maori owned milk company Miraka has a geo-thermal powered plant including a UHT facility
Jun 2015
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Miraka Milk Suppliers

Mon 01 Jun 2015
5:29

The Janssen family farm has been supplying Miraka from its beginning
Jun 2015
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Redbank Lavender Oil

Mon 01 Jun 2015
6:40

A boutique lavender oil business sits within the Two Paddocks vineyard operation
Jun 2015
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Diversity in Shelterbelts and Hedgerows

Mon 01 Jun 2015
7:06

A Plant and Food Research, FAR, Sustainable Farming Fund project on plant diversity benefits
Jun 2015
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Alliance Rendering Plant

Fri 01 May 2015
6:02

A new rendering plant is adding value for the Alliance Group in Southland
May 2015
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Moore Award Winning Sharemilkers

Fri 01 May 2015
7:32

Don and Jess Moore were national title holders in the Dairy Industry awards for 2013
May 2015
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Aroha Organic Goat Cheese

Fri 01 May 2015
7:01

John and Jeanne van Kuyk produce champion cheeses including a raw goat milk cheese
May 2015
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A Supreme Environment at Pukekauri Farms

Fri 01 May 2015
6:31

A Land Environment Plan was the catalyst for this farm's environmental development
May 2015
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Land and Environment Planning Toolkit

Fri 01 May 2015
7:27

Helping farmers integrate good environmental practice with their farm systems
May 2015
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Bostock's Organic Free Range Chickens

Fri 01 May 2015
6:19

Ben Bostock has begun one of the few organic free range meat chicken farms in New Zealand
May 2015
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Weal's Robotic Milking System

Fri 01 May 2015
6:47

Gavin and Susan Weal have installed a robotic milking system on their Waikato dairy farm
May 2015
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Open Orchard Heritage Fruit Project

Fri 01 May 2015
13:40

Preserving heritage fruit trees in Southland, and a grafting demonstration from Robert Guyton
May 2015
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Wormworx

Fri 01 May 2015
7:07

An ex-shepherd has built a business that recycles abbatoir and food waste using tiger worms
May 2015
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Jeff Farm

Fri 01 May 2015
6:54

A farm owned by the Salvation Army trains cadets and raises funds for charity and education
May 2015
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Inshore Commercial Fishing in Tauranga Harbour

Fri 01 May 2015
6:32

Brian Kiddie has a licence to catch fish using a hand-pulled drag-net
May 2015
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St Paul's Centre of Excellence for Agri-Studies

Fri 01 May 2015
6:38

A pilot programme to address the need for more graduates in the agri-business sector
May 2015
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Huka Prawn Park

Fri 01 May 2015
6:50

A prawn farm and tourist attraction near Taupo
May 2015
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Kowai Downs

Fri 01 May 2015
7:05

Nelson and Fiona are sheep and beef producers, and industry leaders
May 2015
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Docking and Lamb Growth Study

Wed 01 Apr 2015
7:17

An AbacusBio study on the impact of docking on lamb growth and consumer perception
Apr 2015
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Farm Forestry at Kahotea

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:46

Hugh and Di McBain have planted and harvested trees on their property for many years
Apr 2015
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Braeside Aquaria Goldfish Breeding

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:28

Murray Barker breeds thousands of goldfish for pets in his 100 breeding ponds each year
Apr 2015
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Prolan Marine Lubricants

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:18

An innovative product made from sheep's wool byproduct lanolin
Apr 2015
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Deer Industry Videos Inspire Best Practice

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:37

NZ Landcare spread the message of best practice in the deer industry
Apr 2015
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Millstream Gardens Herbal Remedies

Wed 01 Apr 2015
7:48

Ointments and skincare products from herbs grown at Millstream Gardens
Apr 2015
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HoneyLab

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:28

Pharmaceutical and health products from bee products
Apr 2015
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Ruth Hone - Dairy Trainee of 2014

Wed 01 Apr 2015
6:39

The first female New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year winner
Apr 2015
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McIntosh Family Orchard

Wed 01 Apr 2015
7:16

The Otago region supreme award winner in the Ballance Farm Environmental Awards
Apr 2015
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Limehills School and Dairying Families

Sun 01 Mar 2015
7:18

DairyNZ is helping schools such as Limehills to help relocating dairying families
Mar 2015
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Blackdale Stud

Sun 01 Mar 2015
6:11

A grass-based Texel Coopworth sheep breeding operation
Mar 2015
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Blackdale Stud and the Fertility Gene GDF9

Sun 01 Mar 2015
6:31

Blackdale Stud has an unusual fertility gene known as Growth Differentiation Factor 9
Mar 2015
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Pukerau Nursery

Sun 01 Mar 2015
6:29

Growing native plants for riparian planting and community restoration projects
Mar 2015
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Supporting Rural Mental Health

Sun 01 Mar 2015
6:47

The work of the Rural Support Trust in Hawkes Bay
Mar 2015
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ZiwiPeak Pet Food

Sun 01 Mar 2015
7:10

A pet food company benefits from New Zealand's good reputation as a food producer
Mar 2015
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Avocados Go Global

Sun 01 Mar 2015
7:14

A PGP programme to address irregular biannual crop bearing of avocado trees
Mar 2015