Government Mulling Plan Change 1 Intervention
The Government is looking at intervening on behalf of Waikato farmers who face new regulations around agricultural land use while Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms are underway.
One would have thought that with a general election a few months away, the farmer lobby would be keen to present a united front.
There has been much talk about Wayne Langford's push to stay on for another year and whispers of a conspiracy against vice-president Colin Hurst.
But then the Feds have always been full of surprises.
Milking It remembers an occasion many years ago when the media were invited to a luncheon to hear a keynote speaker.
Great, we thought, but it turned out the media were relegated to a bench behind the guests and fed some very ordinary sandwiches while the rest dined - yes - on chicken.
Three clucks for the Feds!
