Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
OPINION: Media luvvies at Stuff, the Spinoff and the Granny Herald are spending more time than ever navel-gazing about why the peasants outside of their cosy little bubble no longer trust them.
The Hound reckons it’s not actually that complicated.
They think they are ‘challenging worldviews’ and that the backlash is driven by echo chambers.
As commentator Ani O’Brien notes, they’ve missed the obvious problem: “the media is the biggest echo chamber of all”.
Journalists aren’t being punished for telling the truth, they’re being called out for manufacturing it.
They’ve confused journalism with activism and see themselves as moral gatekeepers – not here to inform but to correct.
“Until editors stop congratulating themselves for being ‘watchdogs of democracy’ while guarding only one side [the left], trust will keep collapsing.”
OPINION: Public opinion, political pragmatism and commercial and market reality have caused the Government to abandon introducing legislation into Parliament to legalise the shipment by sea of live animals - mainly cows - to overseas destinations.
Safer Farms has welcomed its first three regional champions that will be taking the Farm Without Harm message directly into their rural communities.
Farm software outfit Trev has released new integrations with LIC, giving farmers a more connected view of animal performance across the season and turning routine data capture into actionable farm intelligence.
Crafting a successful family succession plan is a notoriously hard act to pull off.
Farmers need not worry about fertiliser supply this autumn but the prices they pay will depend on how the Middle East conflict plays out.
American butter undercutting New Zealand's own product on New Zealand supermarket shelves appears to be a case of markets working as they should, says Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ).

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