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Election 2020
ELECTION 2020: Greens propose $297m fund to change farming; fertiliser tax, water charges
The Green Party is taking a carrot-and-stick approach in its agriculture policy.
Infrastructure
Seven-year extension for Macraes mine
OceanaGold expects its Macraes mine in Otago to operate through to 2028 on the back of increased reserves estimates and the planned development of the proposed Golden Point underground mine. The company yesterday raised its estimate of proven and probable reserves at Macraes b...
Infrastructure
Forestry study urges focus on biofuel, steelmaking alternatives
New Zealand should accelerate investigation of wood-based liquid fuels and alternatives to coal in steelmaking as part of its efforts to reduce emissions and widen the scope of the country’s forestry industry, consultants say. Biocrudes, which can be used to make fuel, chemic...
News in Brief
Fonterra holds milk price forecast steady
Dairy giant Fonterra Cooperative Group held its 2020-21 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range steady at $5.90 - $6.90 per kgMS, citing good demand but heightened uncertainty.“The global market is finely balanced at the moment, with both demand and supply increasing but it has the po...
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