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A 50 percent jump in the number of nominations for the 2021 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards underpins the amount of innovation and leadership going on in the sector and growing awareness of the need to celebrate it, Terry Copeland says. The ...

Kiwi cheesemakers are fighting back against the EUs protection of the name halloumi. Already no cheese in the EU can be called halloumi unless it was made in Cyprus and now European lawmakers want to extend that to New Zealand. The rubbery cheese is the latest in a string of naming rights demands the EU is making which includes products from feta to gorgonzola.  Cheesemakers in New Zealand say its a tactic to shut them out of growing export markets.  "The Europeans want to, through this backd...

"We simply can't have our Government agree to this in the FTA negotiations."

A black commemorative poppy on the bonnet of a car Credit: AP SIR – The Duke of Edinburgh, a man of private faith, also used his role to bring together different faith groups. He founded St George’s House in 1966 as a forum for civil society, faith groups and others to debate significant issues. For many years he presented the Templeton Prize, which recognised outstanding religious and spiritual leadership. He organised an interfaith dialogue between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in 1984, t...

David Unwin/Stuff Linda Stewart took the reins of the Central Economic Development Agency from its original chief executive Will Samuel in 2017, a year after the Manawatū agency was formed. Central Economic Development Agency chief executive Linda Stewart has resigned to pursue new opportunities. Stewart was a key figure in the development of the Manawatū agency, who took the reins from the original chief executive Will Samuel in 2017 – a year after it was first formed in the amalgamation ...

Kate MacNamara: Trade talks between New Zealand and the UK get tougher 11 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read How much market access will be offered to New Zealand exporters? Photo / 123RF NZ Herald OPINION: For years now, New Zealand and the UK have swapped flattery, neither one losing an opportunity to publicly coo about the promise of closer trading relations with the other. But in New Zealand, the warmth of that praise is starting to cool. Last week, Trade Minister Damien...

Press Release – DCANZ – Dairy Companies Association New Zealand In welcoming the UKs application to join the CPTPP agreement, the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) is stressing the need for the UK to convert its statements of commitment to leadership in global trade liberalisation to meaningful … In welcoming the UK’s application to join the CPTPP agreement, the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) is stressing the need for the UK to convert its statement...

This creamy cheese has been in development at Whitestone for the last two years, using a unique mould strain found in North Otago. "When we talk about it, its like that style of a gorgonzola, but were calling it Oamaru blue because its here from Oamaru," says Simon Berry, managing director of Whitestone Cheese and spokesperson for New Zealand Specialist Cheesemakers Association. Developing unique varieties is set to become more important. The European Union wants to ban other countries from usi...

Neither review specifically considered the management of the Sort It careers expo, the Manawatū Business Awards and the New Zealand AgriFood Week events. The financial implications would include the council reclaiming about $200,000 of the $1.9 million it contributed to the agency each year and could put at risk a $700,000 government contract it has for strategic tourism asset protection work. Smith told the final council meeting of the year on Monday the change was about the city council w...

Smith said the city council did not want to undermine the good work the agency did on economic development. But the city had its new Palmy identity to promote, was about to celebrate its 150th anniversary, and did not want to be “hamstrung by this committee”. Smith described the city council’s stance as “a political decision”, retaining the council’s prerogative to determine how its ratepayers’ money was spent. Manawatū councillor Michael Ford said he respected that point, bu...