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YOUR CANINE crusader thinks it’s great that Transpower has finally seen sense and, at the eleventh hour, withdrawn its Environment Court appeal over Waimate District Council and local farmer opposition to wider buffer zones under power lines.
But the Hound reckons Federated Farmers would do well to take the grid operator’s assurances – that the deal sets a precedent – with a large pinch of salt. Your old mate hears Transpower made a hash of compulsory pre-court mediation meetings. That failure would no doubt have weighed against it had the hearing gone ahead.
The upheaval in the Middle East may have eased the fall in global dairy prices last week.
New Zealand tech company Halter has raised $165 million from investors in its latest fundraising round.
Federated Farmers is brushing aside concerns that the Government's intention to allow farmers to use their KiwiSaver funds to buy a first farm could be problematic.
On the eve of his departure from Federated Farmers board, Richard McIntyre is thanking farmers for their support and words of encouragement during his stint as a farmer advocate.
A project reducing strains and sprains on farm has won the Innovation category in the New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2025.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), in partnership with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and other sector organisations, has launched a national survey to understand better the impact of facial eczema (FE) on farmers.
