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THE HOUND is intrigued by the deafening silence from the Green Party over recent news that London-based company Craigmore Sustainables has been granted Overseas Investment Office approval to acquire up to 95% of the securities of five New Zealand farms.
Does this lack of noise from the Greens – who are only too quick to jump up and down about other overseas companies buying New Zealand farms – due to the fact that Craigmore Sustainables. Forbes Elworthy, was listed as one of the party’s major donors at the last election?
The National Wild Goat Hunting Competition has removed 33,418 wild goats over the past three years.
New Zealand needs a new healthcare model to address rising rates of obesity in rural communities, with the current system leaving many patients unable to access effective treatment or long-term support, warn GPs.
Southland farmers are being urged to put safety first, following a spike in tip offs about risky handling of wind-damaged trees
Third-generation Ashburton dairy farmers TJ and Mark Stewart are no strangers to adapting and evolving.
When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give the green light to supply their American stores, they allowed themselves a week for the exercise.
Fonterra chair Peter McBride says the divestment of Mainland Group is their last significant asset sale and signals the end of structural changes.
