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This old mutt was a little surprised to hear Winston Peters and Shane Jones both putting the boot into farmers recently over the legitimate concerns the sector has raised about the proposed methane reduction targets set by the Government in its climate change legislation.
Peters snidely referred to farmers’ concerns, saying: “Sometimes the stuff at the end of cows can get into your ears and contaminate your thinking.” Meanwhile, the ‘mouth of the north’ and self confessed, taxpayer funded, pornography watcher Shane Jones reacted to criticism by slagging off farmers, saying, “If they are not milking or chasing cows they are moaning.” The Hound suggests the farming sector remembers these snide remarks by NZ First at the ballot boxes next year.
Craighead Diocesan, Darfield High School and Christchurch Boys' High School took out the three age groups at the Canterbury Clash of the Colleges, which was held at the recent Ashburton A&P Show.
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) is expanding its collaboration with TextileGenesis to deliver full traceability for 100% of ZQ certified wool and ZQRX regenerative wool.
According to Federated Farmers, Environment Southland has mishandled the consent process for Waituna Lagoon, leaving the community with numerous bad outcomes.
Metallica's charitable foundation, All Within My Hands (AWMH), teamed up with Meet the Need this week for a food packing event held at the New Zealand Food Network warehouse in Auckland.
After two years, Alliance Group has returned to profit.
According to Zespri's November forecast for the 2025/26 season, returns are likely to be up for all fruit groups compared to the last forecast in August.
