Editorial: Elusive India FTA
OPINION: Without doubt, a priority of the Government this year will be to gain traction on the elusive free trade deal with India.
India's Punjab state is dealing with a unique problem: stray cows – 160,000 of them.
State authorities are promising relief from stray cows; no stray cows will be roaming Punjab roads after July.
Cow ranches were being built to ensure proper upkeep and assistance to these cows; the Government admits stray cows have been implicated in 242 human road deaths in the past two years.
$1.5 million dollars is being spent on the new ranches.
While healthcare itself got a $5.5 billion investment in Budget 2025, rural doctors are sounding the alarm about growing health inequities in rural New Zealand.
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says a new plan for managing the Wairoa River Bar will improve resilience for the Wairoa community in flood events.
Otago Regional Council is set to begin its annual winter farm flyovers in the next three weeks.
The Good Carbon Farm has partnered with Tolaga Bay Heritage Charitable Trust to deliver its first project in Tairāwhiti Gisborne.
Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa says that while educators will support the Government’s investment in learning support, they’re likely to be disappointed that it has been paid for by defunding expert teachers.
The Government says it is sharpening its focus and support for the food and fibre industry in Budget 2025.