There’s little sign of recovery soon for the country's sheep numbers as they continue to drop. 

Beef + Lamb NZ shows breeding ewe numbers are down nearly 2% on last year, with this season's lamb crop forecast to be down nearly 120 thousand lambs. 

However, beef cattle numbers are showing positive signs, rising 4%. 

Beef + Lamb NZ Chair Kate Acland told Mike Hosking the lower numbers are driven by the continued afforestation in big traditional sheep areas like Southland. 

She says sheep prices are phenomenally good at the moment, and if we weren’t seeing pressure from carbon forestry, the rebuilding would be much stronger. 

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There’s little sign of recovery soon for the country's sheep numbers as they continue to drop.&nbsp;
Beef + Lamb NZ shows breeding ewe numbers are down nearly 2% on last year, with this season's lamb crop forecast to be down nearly 120 thousand lambs.&nbsp;
However, beef cattle numbers are showing positive signs, rising 4%.&nbsp;
Beef + Lamb NZ Chair Kate Acland told Mike Hosking the lower numbers are driven by the continued afforestation in big traditional sheep areas like Southland.&nbsp;
She says sheep prices are phenomenally good at the moment, and if we weren’t seeing pressure from carbon forestry, the rebuilding would be much stronger.&nbsp;
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Kate Acland: Beef + Lamb Chair on the declining sheep numbers, impact of carbon forestry

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A massive new power user could put extra pressure on the South Island’s electricity system. 

Datagrid has just received resource consent for a $3 billion, 78 thousand square metre data centre north of Invercargill. 

About 1,200 jobs will work on the construction and about 50 people will staff the facility. 

It will be the second-largest power user in the country behind the nearby Tiwai Aluminium Smelter. 

Auckland University computer science lecturer Ulrich Speidel told Mike Hosking it's going to shift the power balance in the South Island quite a bit. 

He says in terms of power use, that’s about 70% of what Christchurch consumes, and you can’t just add major power users without eventually running into generation limits. 

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A massive new power user could put extra pressure on the South Island’s electricity system.&nbsp;
Datagrid has just received resource consent for a $3 billion, 78 thousand square metre data centre north of Invercargill.&nbsp;
About 1,200 jobs will work on the construction and about 50 people will staff the facility.&nbsp;
It will be the second-largest power user in the country behind the nearby Tiwai Aluminium Smelter.&nbsp;
Auckland University computer science lecturer Ulrich Speidel told Mike Hosking it's going to shift the power balance in the South Island quite a bit.&nbsp;
He says in terms of power use, that’s about 70% of what Christchurch consumes, and you can’t just add major power users without eventually running into generation limits.&nbsp;
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Ulrich Speidel: Auckland University computer science lecturer on the impact of Datagrid's South Island data centre getting a greenlight

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A tourism surge is putting pressure on Christchurch’s hotel capacity. 

Hotels reached 96.4% occupancy last month – the highest February in a decade, and well above the national average. 

ChristchurchNZ credits events like the Electric Avenue music festival and increased airline capacity. 

Head of Destination Kath Low told Mike Hosking more hotels are needed, with several developments in the pipeline. 

She says a Sheraton Hotel is opening next year in the former Noah's Hotel building, which will add 240 rooms. 

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A tourism surge is putting pressure on Christchurch’s hotel capacity.&nbsp;
Hotels reached 96.4% occupancy last month – the highest February in a decade, and well above the national average.&nbsp;
ChristchurchNZ credits events like the Electric Avenue music festival and increased airline capacity.&nbsp;
Head of Destination Kath Low told Mike Hosking more hotels are needed, with several developments in the pipeline.&nbsp;
She says a Sheraton Hotel is opening next year in the former Noah's Hotel building, which will add 240 rooms.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Kath Low: ChristchurchNZ Head of Destination on the increasing number of visitors staying in the city

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The Government admits its walking a fine line between being prepared and causing panic. 

It's considering a raft of possible measures like car-less days, limits on petrol sales, and the introduction of fuel coupons if oil prices continue to rise. 

Iran's threatening to keep the critical Strait of Hormuz closed for the foreseeable future. 

Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking New Zealand's still in a good place right now, with a secure 50-day fuel supply. 

She says they're proactive in case the situation changes, further down the track. 

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The Government admits its walking a fine line between being prepared and causing panic.&nbsp;
It's considering a raft of possible measures like car-less days, limits on petrol sales, and the introduction of fuel coupons if oil prices continue to rise.&nbsp;
Iran's threatening to keep the critical Strait of Hormuz closed for the foreseeable future.&nbsp;
Nicola Willis told Mike Hosking New Zealand's still in a good place right now, with a secure 50-day fuel supply.&nbsp;
She says they're proactive in case the situation changes, further down the track.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;&nbsp;

Nicola Willis: Finance Minister on New Zealand's fuel supplies, next steps amid ongoing uncertainty

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Kate Acland: Beef + Lamb Chair on the declining sheep numbers, impact of carbon forestry

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