Northland duo win best steak award
Two Northland beef farming families have taken top accolades in this year's prestigious Beef + Lamb New Zealand Steak of Origin competition held in Feilding on Monday.
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Business
- 6:00 AM May 20th
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Thai PM gives restaurant tick of approval
A Kensington Thai restaurant has been selected as one of the top five in New Zealand by Thailand's Prime Minster.
Historic images sold to US
A chunk of Northland's photographic history has been sold to an American photo archive.
Finance: Be aware of GST obligations
The lifestyle block is becoming as popular in New Zealand as the quarter-acre dream.
Business
Northland's retailers cautiously optimistic
Northland retailers are still struggling through a tight economic climate, despite a lift in national consumer spending.
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Property
Property empire breaks up with mortgagee auction
A mortgagee auction of part of the property empire amassed by the colourful publican Zita Cameron saw a house go for $65,000 and a Whangaroa motel for $420,000.
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Rural News
The status quo leads to peasantry
About 1000 South Island meat farmers met in Gore last month to discuss the real problems the industry is facing around farming profitabily and sustainabily.
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Blogs
Postcards from the Edge in Korea
Northern Advocate reporter Kristin Edge is on a month-long trip in South Korea as part of a Rotary GSE team She is posting regular reports from her overseas adventure.
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Opinion
- 7:32 AM May 20th
NZ Herald
Smoking ban in spotlight as judicial review begins
A former mental health patient, who was denied the right to smoke, believes allowing addicted patients to smoke has far more positives than negatives. A judicial review of a smoking ban in an acute mental health facility is set to begin in the High Court at Auckland this morning. The lead applicant in the review believes the ban is in breach of the Human Rights Act, saying those in the ward are being detained and due to the ban they are forced to stop smoking. She says going through addiction withdrawal has similar symptoms to mania and when they get assessed, doctors could think patients are…
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