Growers go for gold
In 2010/11 it exported 30 million trays of gold compared with 13 million this year.
Rural
Rain answers farmer's prayers
With the extra moisture in the ground and sunshine we should get a good response.
Nutrient program may get overhaul
An independent review has raised questions about the suitability of the nutrient management tool Overseer as a regulatory tool applying to arable farmers.
Preventing depression in farmers
Rising pressures on farmers and alarming statistics show depression is a real issue in rural communities.
Property
The moving blues
Brendan Manning tells how to reduce stress levels when shifting house
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Business
Too many candidates lack soft skills
Business confidence amongst northern region firms is on the rise - despite some Rotorua firms having trouble finding suitable staff.
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Local News
Brett faces more surgery for burns from fireplace
Little Brett Oosthuizen has been nicknamed The Great White by staff at Waikato Hospital after his hands were badly burnt in an accident at home.
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Motoring
Motorsport: Family fun the classic way
Todd Forsyth must have shares in a fuel company to run this much-modified 1974 MGBGT, spotted racing at Pukekohe one recent rainy Saturday.
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NZ Herald
Powerful 8.0 earthquake strikes Russia
A powerful earthquake has hit Russia's Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow. Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk's seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said Friday the epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk, east of the Russian coast and north of Japan. She said the quake registered 8.0 on the Richter scale. Emergency agencies in the Far East issued a tsunami warning for Sakhalin and the Kuril islands, but lifted it soon afterwards. Kolomiyets said the earthquake originated 600 kilometres underground and with the tremors so far down they have…
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