Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Rural contractors have been reminded to play their part in preventing the spread of velvetleaf as management of the pest weed enters a new phase.
Agricultural contractors around the country must play their part in helping to prevent the spread of the invasive weed velvetleaf.
This month marks the launch of new health and safety laws making all of us doing a job more responsible for creating safe working environments.
Comments made by Deputy Prime Minister Bill English in relation to the suitability and work ethic of some young New Zealanders is, unfortunately, correct.
It is easy to talk ourselves into doom and gloom nowadays, given a push by ill-informed media reporting and commentary on the agricultural sector.
Agricultural contractors around New Zealand support the Government's current immigration rules on allowing temporary workers into the country.
Rural Contractors NZ (RCNZ) is concerned about Fonterra's moves to extend the time it takes to pay contractors as part of an efficiency drive.
It has been a tough year so far for rural contractors with the pressure on the dairy sector, while many areas – such as Southland and the West Coast – are too wet to do anything.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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