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• Wilding pine work 'will go backwards' with reduced funding
  Land cleared of the pest plants is now "prime for re-infestation". […]
• Senior A&P figures hopeful of salvaging this year's NZ Agricultural Show
  The future of the Christchurch show has been secured, but it remains to be seen whether the 2024 event can go ahead at this stage. […]
• Cattle fatally injured after stock truck rolls
  A vet and some farmers helped out at the scene of the incident in central Hawke's Bay this morning. […]
• Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of Zespri kiwifruit to Europe
  The company is working out how much of the $25m shipment - its first to Europe this season - has to be dumped. […]
• A&P show deal reached with Christchurch Council
  Christchurch Council reaches deal over A&P show, but it's not clear if it will go ahead this year. […]
• Fiordland wapiti elk: Forest and Bird takes legal action over hunting agreement
  Conservationists are butting heads about the best way to control Fiordland's wapiti elk populations, now the subject of a legal stoush. […]
• New import rules to avoid repeat of hepatitis A outbreak
  Frozen berries coming into New Zealand will have to meet new import rules, in a bid to improve food safety. […]
• Mandarin prices fall due to soft demand
  The quality is high this year but the price growers are being paid is lower, one grower says. […]
• International auditor to do more checks after damning East Coast report
  An international forestry auditor has spoken out about a visit to the slash-damaged East Coast region last year. […]
• Mt Taranaki ranger Tāne Houston - 'we let the forest talk for itself'
  Country Life takes a walk on the slopes of Mt Taranaki with mountain ranger Tāne Houston resetting bait, foraging and chatting about the progress made […]
• 'She's got everything you want in a cow'
  Country Life - A 40-litres-of-milk-a-day Friesian called Evie has been Supreme Champion Holstein at the New Zealand A&P Agricultural Show for two […]