Displaying items by tag: the hound

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons we should all be more aware of the latest environment scam - those companies who say they are planting trees in an effort to mitigate any environmental damage their current business practice is doing.

OPINION: The Hound hears that it's not all happiness and light in the world of the Climate Action Partnership - or as it has oh-so politically correctly called itself - He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN).

OPINION: Your old mate suggests with the way things are currently going and record milk prices, the shiny suits at Fonterra should be the last people in need of a government subsidy.

OPINION: This old mutt reckon the anti-vax protestors - who camped out on Parliament's lawns for the best part of a month - must have had some pretty wealthy funders.

OPINION: It appears that even the sheep down south don't think too much of Aucklanders.

OPINION: Your canine crusader understands Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ farmer directors up for re-election in the next year or two may have a battle in front of them.

OPINION: The Hound reckons Groundswell needs to be careful to avoid fights it doesn't need to be part of.

OPINION: This old mutt reckons that anyone wondering why there has been a huge decline in the union movement in NZ over the years only needs to read this recent statement from the public service union - the Public Service Association (PSA) - to see why::

OPINION: A mate of your canine crusader cheekily suggests a recent ministerial visit - crowed about by state farmer Landcorp's (or Pāmu as it likes to be known) public relations department - was highly symbolic.

OPINION: Your old mate reckons the advocates of the latest fad in NZ farming, Regenerative Ag, should take heed of what's happening in Sri Lanka right now.