RWNZ chief executive to step down
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) chief executive Gabrielle O’Brien will step down at the end of June.
Deer hunters want hunting to be permitted when the country moves out of COVID-19 Level 4 Alert.
The New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association Inc (NZDA) says it is disappointed that hunting has seemingly been blanket banned following the Government’s release of its COVID-19 Level 3 guidance this week.
The NZDA is calling for a re-think and further clarification by Government.
It “strongly recommends” that hunting should be permitted at Level 3 subject to the overriding health and safety guidelines imposed on permitted activities and adherence to the “keep it local” and “apply common sense” principles stated by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
NZDA national president, Trevor Chappell says there are many elements that make up hunting and these need careful consideration by Government.
“The NZDA is open to consultation and can help draft a framework for hunters,” says Chappell.
“From where the NZDA sits we cannot understand why hunting has been deemed inherently “unsafe” by Government.
“This means the Government must not have taken appropriate expert advice or, if they have, that advice was misguided or not verified.
“There is still time for the Government to do the right thing and adjust the guidelines for hunters.”
The Government will announce on Monday whether the Level 4 Alert will be reduced to Level 3.
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.