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Tony Kuriger, the son of National’s Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger has pleaded guilty to eleven charges of ill-treating cows in a dairy herd he was responsible for.

New Zealand needs to start looking at the water issue much more strategically, according to National’s spokesperson on agriculture Todd Muller.

The National Party says it will offer state-owned Landcorp farms to young farmers, helping them into farm ownership.

Feedback on the TPP from agribusinesses has been mostly positive, but the same cannot be said for most political parties. Here's an offering of what some of our political parties have to say;

Rural Contractors want action from the incoming National-led Government.

National's re-election has been hailed as a boost for irrigation schemes.

Two prominent rural personalities easily won their parliamentary seats on National tickets Saturday night.

There is a clear political mandate for reform of the Resource Management Act, says Federated Farmers.
Feds president Dr William Rolleston says vital reforms to the RMA have been stalled for want of support from National's partners in the last Parliament.

A national management plan for dealing with the kiwifruit Psa virus has been formally approved by the Government, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has announced.