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Editorial: Read the fine print!

UK National Farmers Union president Minette Batters.

OPINION: On the face of it, the recent free trade deal announced with the United Kingdom appears to be a big win for New Zealand's farming sector.

Kill it!

OPINION: Your old mate understands that lobby group Groundswell's 'Mother of All Protests' is still going to be held on Sunday November 21.

Hypocrites?

OPINION: This old mutt is never surprised by the outright hypocrisy of sanctimonious climate change zealots.

OPINION: Your canine crusader was delighted to learn that the 2023 Census will be asking people about their gender, sexual identity, and whether they have any variations of sex characteristics - also known as intersex status.

Change of tune!

OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons it is amazing how a couple of years sitting on Fonterra's board, earning $175K-plus a year, can quickly turn former rebels into members of the establishment.

Women of real substance

Maddy and Andrew McLean with children Olivia and Oscar, alongside ANZ relationship manager Henry Tietjen (left).

With the critical role women play on farms around the world recently recognised by this year's International Day of Rural Women on October 15, Hawke's Bay farmer Maddy McLean reflects on how the traditional role of women in agriculture has evolved.

Own experience used

Golden Bay contractor Richard Houston drew from his own background to develop the new HanzonJobs app.

Richard Houston drew from his own background as a rural contractor in developing the free new HanzonJobs app.

Tourism reset could hurt agricultural exports

Agricultural exports could be hurt by the Government's decision to focus tourism visitor numbers on higher spending visitors.

The Government's proposal to reduce future international tourism visitor numbers post-Covid to concentrate on higher spending visitors may solve one problem but create others.