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• Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away
  New Zealand's only dung beetle rearing facility says it may have to close if there's not more support. […]
• PGG to end Napier's historic wool auctions marking end of an era
  Major wool broker PGG Wrightson will no longer hold wool auctions in Napier, after more than 140 years. […]
• Animal rights group wants government to ban all caged hens
  Animal rights charity says cages cause harm and distress for hens and the government should phase them out.. […]
• October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says
  It's the second-most claims for an event in FMG's 120-year history. […]
• Helicopters dropping essential supplies into communities cut off by storm
  Slips have cut off parts of eastern Bay of Plenty and Tai Rāwhiti, disrupting the flow of goods and transport. […]
• Elite working dogs fetch more than $300,000 in auction frenzy
  Organisers of a long-standing North Island working dog auction say a shortage of quality farm dogs is pushing up prices. […]
• Farmers frustrated by Canterbury's recent bad weather
  Canterbury arable farmers are facing millions of dollars of losses after a third big hail storm hit parts of the region on Friday. […]
• 'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms
  Farmers on the East Coast are worried about how long it will take to reopen storm-damaged State Highway 2. […]
• 150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues
  One contractor says they now have a two-year local wait list. […]
• New world record in South Otago blazes trail for more female shearers
  Four Kiwi women established a new standard by shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed. […]
• Hawke's Bay conservationists work to save critically endangered forget-me-not
  A critically endangered forget-me-not is being saved from the brink of extinction. […]