Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
HOW OFTEN do you get a roomful of dairy farmers, council officials and environmental advocates emerging from their presentations and discussions 95% happy and in positive territory?
WITH ONLY a few days until voting closes in Fonterra’s director and council elections, farmers are being urged to vote.
MORE FARMERS are buying and wearing helmets when riding quad bikes on their farms, according to Labour Minister Kate Wilkinson.
The Hound
Debt monster
OPINION: It's good news that Finance Minister Nicola Willis has slashed $1.1 billion from new spending, citing "a seismic global…
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