From liquid gold to price crash: NZ s honey hangover 12 minutes to read Jane Phare is a senior business reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjane.phare@nzme.co.nz Mānuka honey producers have been reaping the profits from selling pots of gold in recent years but now there s a glut of non-manuka varieties as beekeepers stockpile, hoping prices will recover. New Zealand has more than 918,000 beehives, and Jane Phare looks at why the country is oozing with honey and why Kiwis looked for something less expensive to spread on their bread. It was always a Kiwi staple, honey on toast in the morning, a spoonful to help the medicine go down. It was sweet, yummy and affordable.
Dannevirke Community Board s Christmas Tree Extravaganza 16 Dec, 2020 09:40 PM 2 minutes to read Bush Telegraph By: Dave Murdoch The scene in the Rawhiti Masonic Lodge was magical with the main lights off and the 21 Christmas trees lit and even more amazing when the full lights came on to reveal the great creativity used to decorate them. Not surprisingly each tree reflected the business and organisation which created them. Mayor Tracey used flowers. Why would you not use a base of tyres if you are a tyre company? What would you expect from the True Honey Company or Derek s Electrical and Kathy s Korner?