Don’t take away our livelihoods
US actor Joaquin Phoenix is being accused of taking away UK farmers’ livelihoods.
According to a recent survey, more than one in 10 Kiwis now say they are vegetarian – up 2% from 2011.
The Hound reckons it's no wonder this country is going to hell in a hand cart.
The poll by Roy Morgan Research, also found a much higher rate of vegetarianism in the North Island than the South Island.
It surveyed people aged 14 or older and found 10.38% of Kiwis described themselves as mostly or always vegetarian.
That figure was up from 8.1% in 2011. In the North Island, the figure was 11.1%, up from 8.4%, while in the South Island it was 7.8%, up from 6.9%.
Your old mate reckons it will take more than God to defend New Zealand when an agricultural-based nation like ours has around 10% of its population associating themselves as white, pasty, lentil munchers!
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.

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