Political colours
OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
Your old mate reckons multinational, tax-dodging political activist lobby group Greenpeace is proving just how nasty it can get when people disagree with its worldview.
Winston Peters, has proven again to be all hat and no trousers.
Imagine your canine crusader’s surprise to find that a so-called expert and arch-critic of agriculture brought into NZ by organics activist Brendon Hoare is considered a bad joke by genuine scientists.
Your old mate hears the Poms are in trouble again over the quality of meat going into their burgers.
Ten meat plants have begun a six-month trial of sending chilled beef and sheep meat to China, says Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.
Chinese dairy consumers are increasingly turning to higher value added or premium dairy products, says Sandy Chen, Rabobank’s senior dairy and beverages analyst for Asia.
There is significant potential for New Zealand to export more fruit and vegetables, says a visiting US fruit and vegetable expert.
Meat processor Alliance is investing $3.4 million in new processing technology as part of a wider programme to improve health and safety.
Environment Canterbury's proposed Plan Change 5 is unworkable, says Federated Farmers Mid-Canterbury chairman, Michael Salvesen.
With 62,000 New Zealanders living and working rurally, their communities are the backbone of the economy, but they are poorly supported healthwise.
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New Waikato Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven is pushing for a united front to tackle water issues confronting the region.
Massey University's vice-chancellor Jan Thomas says she’s trying to induce a sense of innovation and entrepreneurship in the university’s graduates.
Massey University sheep milking expert Craig Prichard’s fun exhibit at Fieldays -- allowing site visitors to milk a sheep -- had seriously optimistic intent.
Greater sales volume is critical for Wools of NZ, says chair Mark Shadbolt.
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