Science fiction
OPINION: Last week's announcement of Prime Minister’s new Science and Technology Advisory Council hasn’t gone down too well in the science community.
Senior media execs in this country seem blind to how they are perceived these days.
For example, Mark Jennings, Newsroom co-editor and former TV3 head of news, recently said: “There has been quite a lot of talk in the media, particularly among senior media people… whether we should all just stick together, and decide not to report him”.
The person they wanted to silence was Winston Peters, who, love or hate him, is the Deputy PM of NZ.
Peters has publicly derided media who took Labour’s $55m public interest journalism handout, calling it a “bribe”.
Ironically, Jennings comments about colluding to silence the Deputy PM will just reinforce the view that some media aren’t playing with a straight bat.
Healthcare appears to be the big winner in this year's budget as agriculture and environment miss out.
OPINION: Foreign policy is a real strength of Winston Peter and this is recognised by Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials who, so the story goes, wanted him in his present role because of his experience in that field.
DairyNZ subsidiary New Zealand Animal Evaluation (NZAEL) will update the genetic base used to calculate Breeding Worth (BW) next month.
Ruralco has donated $10,000 to the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust following a recent fundraising golf tournament.
Nominations are open for three positions on the Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) board.
Lydia Goodman has been crowned the Central Otago 2025 Young Grower of the Year regional winner.
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