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Good and bad for rural in plan

HTRHN chair Fiona Bolden is disappointed that rural health only received one page of specialist attention in the 108 page document.

The Ministry of Health has recently released the Te Pae Tata/Interim Health Plan mapping out the health sector's work programme over the next two years.

Māori farmers upset at proposal

Te Tumu Paeroa chief executive Charlotte Severne says Māori want to help reduce agricultural emissions, but rural communities must thrive for this to happen.

In an unusual move, the Māori Trustee and chief executive of Te Tumu Paeroa Dr Charlotte Severne says she'll be making a submission on the Government's agricultural emissions proposals.

Wairoa uprising over farm emission plans

Wairoa mayor Craig Little describes the meeting turnout as the biggest crowd he’s ever seen at a public meeting in the town.

The battle lines are being drawn between the small, isolated northern Hawke's Bay farming town of Wairoa, pop. 8000, against the big guns of Jacinda Ardern and what they see as her anti-farming government and its plans to unfairly tax agricultural emissions. Peter Burke reports...

Not only the frost

The Zespri averages of fruit damaged by the frost don’t paint an accurate picture of what individual growers are facing.

One long time kiwifruit business person is describing this and probably next year as the worst they can remember.

Big frost bites!

NZKGI chief executive Colin Bond says there is a risk that some orchardists will have no income 12 months from now and could face significant financial hardship.

Many kiwifruit growers in Bay of Plenty face an uncertain future as they wait to see the final effects of last month’s disastrous frost.

No confidence vote?

Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.

Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) directors and senior staff have been told to shape up or ship out, as farmer anger boils over about proposed farm emissions taxes.

Award a 'complete surprise'

Fred Hellaby, managing director of Wilson Hellaby Limited and 2022 recipient of the Christie Award, says winning the award was a shock.

LA food truck serves a taste of NZ

A food truck is hitting the streets, bringing a taste of New Zealand beef and lamb to Los Angeles.

A new food truck is hitting the streets of Los Angeles to give residents a taste of New Zealand.

Planning paramount for intensive winter grazing

Environment Canterbury is reminding farmers of the importance of having a winter grazing plan.

Environment Canterbury are reminding farmers that having an intensive winter grazing management plan is imperative for farmers that want the best environmental outcome from a ‘high-risk’ activity.

Farm expenditure and inflation set to impact profit margins

Despite a positive forecast for global sheepmeat and beef demand, an increase in farm expenditure and inflation could significantly reduce farmers’ profit margins.