Substitute for cow's milk?
OPINION: Scientists claim to have found a new way to make a substitute for cow's milk that could have a radical effect on the dairy industry.
OPINION: Milking It wasn’t too surprised to hear Kiwis’ trust in media has sunk to a new low.
A report by the Centre for Journalism Media and Democracy at AUT found that public trust in the media, which in 2020 fell to 53%, has in 2024 plummeted to 33%. So, in five years, general trust in the news has fallen 20%.
The main reason given was left-leaning bias in the media. The reaction of some of the media themselves reveals a stunning lack of self-awareness, which may be part the core problem.
NBR journo Dita De Boni had a (conspiracy) theory for the survey result: She said the drop is due solely to a “propaganda campaign” by thinktank The Atlas Network “and [is] nothing to do with the PIJF or anything else”. Yeah, right!
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has informed staff it will cut 391 jobs following a consultation period.