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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the job description of PR is to grease the wheels and ensure clients get good media coverage.
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
The outrage from the keyboard warriors on LinkedIn and the left-wing apparatchiks in the woke media would be visible from space.
However, when Stuff columnist Andrea Vance wrote those exact words about Nicola Willis, Stuff doubled down, backing the columnist to the hilt for the offensive outburst, and the micro-aggression police in the rest of the media did much the same.
The column was also largely incorrect, reading more like a PSA press release.
The hypocrisy and double standards from the defenders of the truth make the Green Party look like amateurs.
NZME shareholders are at least trying to knock the Herald into shape but this old mutt doubts there's not much hope for the publishers of the NZ Farmer - Stuff.
Questions are being raised about just how good the state of the dairy industry is - especially given that the average farmgate payout for the coming season is set to exceed $10/kgMS.
A leading financial and banking advisor says he doubts if most dairy farmers fully understand the dynamics of banking.
Dairy farmers are shoring up their balance sheets, with almost $1.7 billion of debt repaid in the six months to March 2025.
Virtual fencing company Halter is going global but for founder Craig Piggott, New Zealand farmers will always remain their main partners.
A former Fonterra executive is the new chair of the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ).
New Federated Farmers national dairy chair Karl Dean is looking forward to tackling the issues facing the sector.
OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
OPINION: The Hound hears from his canine pals in Southland that an individual's derogatory remarks on social media have left…