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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
OPINION: New Zealand farmers have earned the right to be recognised as true world leaders in agricultural innovation.
Act’s immigration spokesperson claims Labour is failing the country with its immigration policy.
The first trees have been planted in a programme that aims to future proof farms, support rural communities and improve the environment.
Every Council in New Zealand will receive at least $350,000 of additional funding to ensure they have the resourcing necessary to implement the Three Waters reforms, Associate Minister of Local Government Kieran McAnulty announced today.
As the seed cereal manager at Carrfields, in Ashburton, Phil Smith carries a fair weight of responsibility.
OPINION: I trust all is good at your place and this finds you keeping well.
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OPINION: Since the announcement of the trade agreement between NZ and the EU there has been considerable outcry.
OPINION: Your canine crusader wonders if the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership, under the guise of He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN), is now up a creek without a paddle?
OPINION: It has been a bad couple of weeks publicity-wise for the Ross family, not great news for the supposed marketing experts.
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OPINION: The Hound notes that marketing/promotion couple and Lake Hawea Station owners Geoff and Justine Ross came in for a fair bit of criticism about their 'woke' farming practices after recently featuring on Country Calendar.
OPINION: Your old mate wonders how both Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are feeling about their 'wonderful relationship' with the Government following the announcement of a FTA deal with the EU.
Dairy
New Zealand's milk collections fell by 6.5% for May 2022, the last month of the 2021/22 season.
We've become accustomed to hearing how food and fibre is the backbone of the country's economy, with export revenues hitting $52.2 billion in the year ended June 2022.
The Hound
True agenda
OPINION: A press release from the oxygen thieves running the hot air symposium on climate change, known as COP30, grabbed your…
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