Farmers

NZ likely to see a slower recovery, affecting job growth and debt servicing, but banks and farmers well placed to manage economic shock as housing market remains soft, according to Reserve Bank's latest Financial Stability Report

NZ likely to see a slower recovery, affecting job growth and debt servicing, but banks and farmers well placed to manage economic shock as housing market remains soft, according to Reserve Bank's latest Financial Stability Report

As the Government plans to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals for farms and exempt service tenants from living in their first home, MBIE analysis says 'proposals have arisen out of lobbying from the farming sector'

As the Government plans to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals for farms and exempt service tenants from living in their first home, MBIE analysis says 'proposals have arisen out of lobbying from the farming sector'

Government changing law to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals to buy farms, people on serviced tenancies to be exempt from living in their first home

Government changing law to allow KiwiSaver withdrawals to buy farms, people on serviced tenancies to be exempt from living in their first home

Government and exporters battling to avert the latest in a series of non-tariff barriers that can harm trade just as actual tariffs can

Government and exporters battling to avert the latest in a series of non-tariff barriers that can harm trade just as actual tariffs can

Federated Farmers tells government’s climate inquiry farmers need to ‘farm for a rainy day’

Federated Farmers tells government’s climate inquiry farmers need to ‘farm for a rainy day’

Three up, two down in terms of whether the five major rural lenders are growing or shrinking agriculture lending

Three up, two down in terms of whether the five major rural lenders are growing or shrinking agriculture lending

The Alliance Group is asking its farmers to supply more capital in the wake of lower global meat prices

The Alliance Group is asking its farmers to supply more capital in the wake of lower global meat prices

The latest detailed analysis by DairyNZ shows its farmers earning well in excess of breakeven levels this year but cutting it fine next year

The latest detailed analysis by DairyNZ shows its farmers earning well in excess of breakeven levels this year but cutting it fine next year

Farmers need certainty over emissions pricing – removing the Government from the equation might help

Farmers need certainty over emissions pricing – removing the Government from the equation might help

Why US farmers are now at the forefront of the right to repair movement

Why US farmers are now at the forefront of the right to repair movement

Chris Trotter suggests New Zealand may be set for a period of heightened political divisiveness

Chris Trotter suggests New Zealand may be set for a period of heightened political divisiveness

Brian Fallow takes a look at the National Party's heel dragging on climate change, suggesting the party is the climate’s fair weather friend

Brian Fallow takes a look at the National Party's heel dragging on climate change, suggesting the party is the climate’s fair weather friend

Terry Baucher says the first Wellbeing Budget has a lot of interesting initiatives but nothing stimulating from a tax perspective. But there’s always next year, an election year

Terry Baucher says the first Wellbeing Budget has a lot of interesting initiatives but nothing stimulating from a tax perspective. But there’s always next year, an election year

Primary Industries Minister says the rain's welcome but the problems have not gone away for farmers

Primary Industries Minister says the rain's welcome but the problems have not gone away for farmers