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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…
The Hound would like to know why Greenpeace activists who break the law never get punished.
Your canine crusader is usually not a fan of politicians showing as hypocrites.
Your old mate is unsurprised at how much arrogance is taking over Government MPs – after only one year in power.
Growing confidence in the kiwifruit sector is providing new opportunities for pastoral farmers.
Prospects for the velvet market during the 2018-19 season are expected to be reasonably stable, says Deer Industry NZ (DINZ).
Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis believes there will always be a place for dairy.
NZ Hops Ltd has at least quadrupled the value of its co-operative during the past 10 years.
Ngāi Tahu elder statesman Sir Tipene O’Regan has backed genetic modification and the export of bottled water in a challenging address to a gathering of agricultural scientists at Lincoln.
Auckland wool innovator Lanaco say NASA should determine within about six months whether its wool-based filter technology will be used in the Orion spacecraft for upcoming deep-space exploration missions.
PGG Wrightson shareholders have approved a plan to sell its seeds division to Danish seeds giant DLF.
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“On a knife-edge,” is how NZ’s former high commissioner to London, Sir Lockwood Smith, describes the British government’s EU exit plans.
Stand up and be counted millennials: that was the message from the winner of Massey University’s Agricultural Alumni Award, Bridget Hawkins, founder and chief executive of the agritech company Regen.
Rural services company Farmlands Cooperative last week announced an improved annual result.
A report by the ANZ bank says New Zealand is failing to take full advantage of promoting our quality food to tourists to this country.
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