Realpolitik!
OPINION: Meanwhile, red blooded Northland politician Matua Shane Jones has provided one of the most telling quotes of the year…
Former Federated Farmers Meat and Wool chair Miles Anderson has been selected as the National Party candidate for the Waitaki electorate.
OPINION: After attending the Beef + Lamb NZ roadshow in Timaru, I have a level of discomfort around parts of the presentation.
The wool industry is in limbo waiting to see what the world outlook is like “once countries start resuming normality of some description”.
Farmers need access to centrefire, semi automatic rifles for killing pests, claims hunter Stewart Hydes.
The Wool Industry Working Group has found common ground that all players in the industry agree on, says chairman Miles Anderson.
Federated Farmers says it is disappointed an exemption won’t be made for farmers who need semi-automatic rifles for pest control.
In an irony not lost on free-marketers, Federated Farmers — in which farmer membership is voluntary — supports imposing a compulsory levy on all wool growers.
Farmers are urging the Government not to forget them when it comes deploying more police officers to fighting organised crime.

OPINION: Meanwhile, red blooded Northland politician Matua Shane Jones has provided one of the most telling quotes of the year…
OPINION: This old mutt has been around for a few years now and it seems these ‘once in 100-year’ weather…