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• Nectar at highest concentrations on native trees along NZ's dry east coast - study
  Over two years, researchers measured nectar from more than 4200 flowers off eight native trees in a number of regions nationwide. […]
• How a rural bootcamp is boosting mental health
  "When we first started, they were quite awkward. Some of these fellas, they wouldn't even shake your hands, but now a hug is a normal thing. […]
• Foodie delight under mountain signals new lease of life
  A foodie haven serving flat whites in a rustic railway station flanked by Mt Ruapehu hopes it is part of a pick-up for an economically hit region. […]
• Country Life: Jemma Ostenfeld, a heritage seed collector with an eye on the future
  There's a story to many of the heritage seedlings which Jemma Ostenfeld grows on a patch of borrowed land in the eastern Bay of Plenty. […]
• Country Life: A Kiwi's life in the world's largest dairy farms
  Berwick Settle has worked on some of the biggest dairy farms in the world, where cows never go outside the barn and must take regular showers to stay […]
• Farmers urged to install crush or rollover protection after quad bike death
  Farm vehicle incidents are one of the top two causes of workplace deaths in New Zealand. […]
• Auckland BioSciences expands animal blood operation to Uruguay
  Animal-derived serum and plasma from mostly cattle and pig carcasses is used in medical and life science research, including for veterinary vaccines. […]
• The most expensive honey in the world has a 'Taranaki tang'
  A New Zealand company has created what's believed to be the world's most expensive honey. The Eternal Gold collection by Taranaki-based Naki […]
• Mt Algidus Station could be yours, if you have $50 million
  Offers of $50 million or more are being sought for Mt Algidus Station, a 22,120-hectare property in the Southern Alps. […]
• Foreign investors buy forests, lily bulb plant and meat plant stake
  A lily bulb processing plant, production forests and land for a gold mine buffer zone are some of the latest purchases by international investors. […]
• Canterbury farmer urges government to act as consent costs spiral
  It has been seven weeks since David Clark went public with his frustration of the resource consent process and its "outrageous costs". […]