Exports
Ag Envoy says NZ farmers are up to challenges 2021 might bring.
In January Tararua farmer Mel Poulton took over as New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy. She'd typically be advocating for New Zealand's farmers and products overseas - but she's had to do… Audio
Ag Envoy says NZ farmers are up to challenges 2021 might bring.
In January Tararua farmer Mel Poulton took over as New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy. She'd typically be advocating for New Zealand's farmers and products overseas - but she's had to do…
AudioRock bottom crossbred wool prices pose dilemma for farmers
Crossbred wool prices have plummeted to new record low levels in the wake of Covid-19, with some farmers receiving less than a dollar a kilogram for their wool.
Could a '10 point plan' help address NZ's financial crisis?
Charles Finny speaks to Jesse Mulligan about what he believes needs to happen next to get the economy moving again. Audio
Top economists back trans-Tasman bubble concept
International economist and author Steve Keen and former Reserve Bank economist Michael Reddell join the show to discuss the post-Covid-19 economic prospects for New Zealand and the trans-Tasman… Audio
An apple harvest no one will ever forget
Apple growers have filled our fruit bowls and bolstered our export coffers, while harvesting a bumper crop and maintaining strict social distancing for their workforce. It’s been a nightmare. Audio
Export earnings rise again, boosting NZ's trade position
The country's trade position has improved again, driven by record prices for meat and a strong rise in dairy prices. Audio
Midday Rural News for 11 November 2019
The farmer-owned meat Co-op, Alliance Group has taken on 40 staff members of an Oamaru meat company which was forced to suspend exports to China. Audio
Poultry disease fear hits exports
New Zealand egg and chicken exports are being disrupted by the possible presence of a poultry virus in the South Island. Audio
Northland's controversial 'black gold' exports
The boom times for the controversial swamp kauri trade appear to be declining - just as a Northland environmental group wins a David and Goliath battle to stop the region being pillaged. Audio
Northland's controversial 'black gold' exports
The boom times for the controversial swamp kauri trade appear to be declining - just as a Northland environmental group wins a David and Goliath battle to stop the region being pillaged.
AudioNZ may feel heat of UK-EU trade fight after Brexit
New Zealand exporters could get caught in the crossfire of trade battles between Britain and Europe after a no-deal Brexit, a senior trade negotiator has warned.
Fonterra seeks radical revamp of rules it operates under
Fonterra's comments have come in submissions to the biggest structural change in the dairy industry for almost two decades.
Wine production increases five-fold with focus on exports
The wine industry is a stubborn business, beset with challenges, but growing fast in spite of them, according to a new report.
US-China trade war keeps hitting NZ exports
Dairy prices are at their lowest level in two years as the value of New Zealand exports fell again in October.
New Zealand red meat exports up 21 percent
Exports are up $1.2 billion from last year - New Zealand's strongest result in years, Beef and Lamb's chief economist Andrew Burtt said.
Japanese brides like white orchids, so Pieter Rensen grows them
Every year, Pieter Rensen grows more than 300,000 stems of white miniature cymbidiums in his greenhouses near Pukekohe. Three-quarters of them are exported to Japan for weddings and funerals. Audio
Japanese brides like white orchids, so Pieter Rensen grows them
Every year, Pieter Rensen grows more than 300,000 stems of white miniature cymbidiums in his greenhouses near Pukekohe. Three-quarters of them are exported to Japan for weddings and funerals.
AudioPutting cardboard boxes to the test
Cardboard boxes are the workhorse of the economy, and Scion has a special facility to test them and better understand why they sometimes fail. Video, Audio
Putting cardboard boxes to the test
Cardboard boxes are the workhorse of the economy, and Scion has a special facility to test them and better understand why they sometimes fail.
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