Synlait's back
OPINION: After years of financial turmoil, Canterbury milk processor Synlait is now back in business.
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
Federated Farmers wants the Government to punish Greenpeace for their illegal occupation of Port Taranaki this month.
Four Greenpeace protestors were arrested by police after they occupied a storage facility at Port Taranaki and disrupted a shipment of palm kernel destined for Fonterra farms.
Federated Farmers spokesperson Richard McIntyre questioned whether Greenpeace should call themselves a charity.
"They're nothing short of an extreme activist group who illegally disrupt legitimate business and spread dangerous misinformation."
Charitable status in New Zealand is intended to support organisations that advance public benefit through education, relief of poverty, and other recognised charitable purposes.
Under the Charities Act, organisations must operate for the public good and not primarily serve political or advocacy purposes.
Recent rain has offered respite for some from the ongoing drought.
New Zealand's TBfree programme has made great progress in reducing the impact of the disease on livestock herds, but there’s still a long way to go, according to Beef+Lamb NZ.
With much of the North Island experiencing drought this summer and climate change projected to bring drier and hotter conditions, securing New Zealand’s freshwater resilience is vital, according to state-owned GNS Science.
OPINION: Otago farmer and NZ First MP Mark Patterson is humble about the role that he’s played in mandating government agencies to use wool wherever possible in new and refurbished buildings.
For Wonky Box co-founder Angus Simms, the decision to open the service to those in rural areas is a personal one.
The golden age of orcharding in West Auckland was recently celebrated at the launch of a book which tells the story of its rise, then retreat in the face of industry change and urban expansion.
OPINION: Should Greenpeace be stripped of their charitable status? Farmers say yes.
OPINION: After years of financial turmoil, Canterbury milk processor Synlait is now back in business.