Top Māori farm faces costly rebuild after severe storm damage
One of the country's top Māori farms faces a long and costly rebuild to get the property back to where it was before recent storms ripped through it.
OPINION: First on the scene after the recent devastating storms in parts of the North Island were emergency services and selfless members of the public.
Close behind them were the increasingly tone-deaf climate activists – not to lend a hand or support, but to push the same single-issue obsession that they bore people with at parties.
Most decent Kiwis know there’s a time and place for pushing your political agenda and it’s not while volunteers are still clearing roads and digging slip victims out of the rubble.
Unfortunately, there were like-minded climate obsessives in the media and in Parliament doing the same thing.
Your old mate has seen this tone-deaf barracking here and overseas and reckons their lack of common decency and respect is a key reason people are tiring of their ‘the sky is falling’ message.
National’s pledge to introduce 19 new national standards shows the party is serious about getting Wellington out of farming, Federated Farmers says.
The National Party’s policies to make it easier to grow fresh vegetables, secure reliable water and energy and simplify farm planning are practical changes that will give growers the confidence to invest, according to Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ).
Fonterra Co-operative Group chief financial officer Andrew Murray has resigned to take up a role outside the dairy giant.
A major move is about to get underway to improve the quality and viability of dairy beef and cattle in NZ.
Veterinarians say changes to the code of welfare for dairy cattle provides a positive foundation for improved cattle welfare across the country.
Today, 15 October, is the International Day of Rural Women, which recognises rural women’s contribution to farming, communities and the environment.

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