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OPINION: This old mutt understands a farmer had an 'interesting' experience when recently chosen by MBIE for a 'site visit' to audit their employment records.
The 'lucky' farmer informed MBIE - three times by email - that under the Covid red settings the farm was closed to all visitors and attached relevant information from the Government's own websites, which advised minimal contact and Zoom meetings if possible.
After much to-ing and fro-ing, MBIE finally agreed to conduct the investigation by phone.
The bureaucrat conducting the audit was told that all farm staff had Federated Farmers' contracts.
He then asked "Who is Federated Farmers?"
The farmer was then told to email said contracts to MBIE, but with each of these at over 100 pages, and rural internet flaky at the best of times, they were finally advised to post the agreements to Wellington.
OPINION: Your old mate reckons recent ‘research’ carried out by consultants PWC – claiming that ‘actively managed carbon forestry’ creates 25% more local jobs than sheep and beef farming on low productivity land – is about as accurate as a bent rifle.
OPINION: Your canine crusader - like many in the sector probably would have - raised an eyebrow when he heard the news that UK Tory Party MP Neil Parish was recently forced to resign after he "accidentally" opened an X-rated video while looking at machinery online.
OPINION: This old mutt continues to be flabbergasted by the sheer audacity and mendacious behaviour of the current inhabitants of the Beehive.
OPINION: The Hound suggests if there was any doubt that our so-called farmer industry bodies are little more than a bunch of quislings who are fully in the Government's pocket, then a recent publicity stunt will have quelled that doubt.
OPINION: This old mutt almost choked while chewing his bone when he happened upon the latest politically-correct advice that’s been given to public servants about the way that they must communicate with people to be more ‘inclusive’.
OPINION: Your old mate reckons recent ‘research’ carried out by consultants PWC – claiming that ‘actively managed carbon forestry’ creates…
OPINION: Your canine crusader - like many in the sector probably would have - raised an eyebrow when he heard…
