The Central Plains water scheme is on the way By Bridget Gourlay A multi-million dollar project irrigating the central Canterbury plains from the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers is well on…
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A Pressing Concern By Melinda Collins Entrepreneur is a term applied to the person willing to take upon him or herself a new venture and accept full responsibility for the…
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By Melinda Collins Foreign investment deals in agriculture are nothing new. In colonial times European countries established plantation economies in Africa, Asia and Latin America to export food. Today Persian…
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By Corazon Miller Right in the heart of the Waikato’s green pastures, sits the ultimate launch pad for New Zealand’s cutting edge agricultural innovation – The Mystery Creek Events Centre.…