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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 15:45

Why?

OPINION: A mate of yours truly wants to know why the beef schedule differential is now more than 45-50 cents a kilo between North and South Island producers – if you look at February 2024 steer prices.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 27 March 2024 14:45

Fat to cut

OPINION: Your canine crusader understands that MPI were recently in front of the Parliamentary Primary Sector Select Committee for an 8-hour marathon hearing.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 15:45

Go woke!

OPINION: The Hound reckons the powers at Landcorp (or as they/them like to call themselves, Pāmu) are coming under the microscope with the new government in place.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 26 March 2024 14:40

Good bugger

Your old mate would like to pay special tribute to former Countrywide editor Terry Brosnahan who passed way earlier this month.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 12:00

Too late?

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons moves by the new government to try and breathe new life into the country's ailing wool industry will have little real impact.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 13 March 2024 11:00

Going rogue!

OPINION: This old mutt suggests the new government is going to have to move fast to rein in a number of district and regional councils around the country who seem hell-bent on trying to push through their own agendas.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 12:00

More views!

OPINION: The Hound reckon the demise of Newshub (3 News to those of us a bit longer in the fang department) while sad is probably a reflection of how some media have lost touch with their audiences by going down a certain line and losing viewers, readers, and listeners.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 10:53

Seriously?

OPINION: Your old mate can't believe how that infamous environmental vandal and professional stirrer Mike Smith is now being beatified in some circles as an eco-warrior.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 11:25

Feds power!

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons no single lobby group has had a bigger turnaround in fortunes than Federated Farmers since the election of the new coalition Government.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 10:25

The DCM award

OPINION: This old mutt suggests the 'don't come Monday' (DCM) award (in other words, resign) must go to the heartless, mean-spirited minions at Hastings City Council for even proposing that the poor people whose houses were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle should help pay the council for the demolition of their houses.

Published in The Hound
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Why?

OPINION: A mate of yours truly wants to know why the beef schedule differential is now more than 45-50 cents…

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