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OPINION: This old mutt wonders what it is about tall, balding, ex-Fonterra executives and their (non) ability to handle life once they leave the safety of the big dairy co-op.

OPINION: The result of the election result was not a surprise, but the extent of National’s demise probably was to many blue MP’s who lost their seats.

The National Party says it will establish a $600 million fund to develop a long term plan for water storage if elected.

The Resource Management Act will be repealed and water regulations potentially revoked under a National government.

Labour’s $50 million commitment to support integrated farm planning will do little for farmers, claims National’s ag spokesperson David Bennett.

National's long-held position in Port Waikato is under threat from a new party, according to John Jackson.

National’s Waikato team of David Bennett and Tim van der Molen have been spreading the party word at a series of farmer meetings around the region.

OPINION: For as long as MMP has existed, we in the provinces have played along to our detriment.

National Party leader Todd Muller's short stint as leader is over.

The recent court case involving sharemilker Tony Kuriger, the son of a National MP, has created “a concerning precedent”.