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Your old mate has to chuckle at the sheer hypocrisy of some of our politicians and commentators (especially those on the left of the divide).
Does anyone else remember how upset Labour, the Greens and New Zealand First – and many left-wing commentators – were about the TPP being negotiated in secret? Yet these same parties were more than happy to allow the recent coalition negotiations to go on in private and secret without any kind of transparency. It seems that these people think it necessary that TPP negotiations be held in public, but MMP talks are totally ok to remain nebulous and behind closed doors. What a bunch of dropkicks.
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.
