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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: Speaking of wasting taxpayer money, your canine crusader almost choked on his dog tucker when he read a recent report by the NZ Taxpayers Union on spending by the Health Research Council.
OPINION: Your old mate is always sceptical about claims made by government, especially when it comes to spending our money and the value of said spending.
OPINION: The infallibility of Overseer – the tool farmers have been required to use to measure nutrient loss – has come crashing down following a report by a special science advisory panel.
Experienced trade negotiator Charles Finny believes reports relating to a free trade agreement with the UK are positive.
Fifty women from NZ’s meat sector came together at last month’s Red Meat Sector Conference to discuss how to support more women into the sector.
Last month's Red Meat Sector Conference was very much orientated to looking to the future - especially in the new pandemic environment.
New Zealand's former Trade Minister and High Commissioner to London, Sir Lockwood Smith, says a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK is there for the taking.
Groundswell NZ organisers say a lack of response from the Government has led it to plan another major nationwide protest event later in the year.
New Zealand risks losing increasing areas of good sheep and beef farmland to forestry unless the Government acts to limit carbon offsetting.
Butchers across New Zealand are urging the Government to allow them to reopen under strict Covid protocols and serve their communities.
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The horticulture sector has been praised for its "extraordinary achievements" in the face of Covid-19-related challenges.
It's been a terrible 18 minths for exporters, according to international trade consultant Charles Finny.
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Westpac says it is offering financial support to business customers affected by the latest COVID-19 lockdown.
DairyNZ has developed advice, tools and resources to support dairy farmers and their teams to farm safely during the Covid lockdown.
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