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Infrastructure
Dean Spicer: Nature can help save us from flooding
More than 100 homes were at risk until a stream was turned into a water holding area.
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Primary Sector
Sizzling cheese prices won't help dairy farmer incomes
A global love for cheese isn’t all good news.
Markets
Air NZ sees headwinds rising
Air NZ is enjoying strong profits post-covid. Sustaining that is the next challenge.
Primary Sector
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Dairy farm trials technology to reduce methane
Iron sulphate is used to limit the growth of methane-producing microorganisms.
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