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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
OPINION: Local government is badly underfunded.
OPINION: I must admit I really do enjoy spring. The extra daylight minutes and the warmer temps are very welcome in my world!
OPINION: Listening to the hysterical reportage of gun law reforms being pushed through by Associate Minister of Justice Nicole McKee, your old mate wrongly asumed the Minister must be planning to hand out free AK-47s.
OPINION: Massey University has long been, and still is, a core part of the NZ farming scene, training the next generation of farmers, growers, agronomists and more, and doing great research too.
OPINION: Your old mate isn't really a fan of the recent trend toward collective whinging, otherwise known as an 'open letter'.
OPINION: While The Hound reckons it's great to see Shane 'I'm-a-red-blooded-male' Jones boiling over about the energy crisis - so much so that he's dropping f-bombs in the daily rags - your old mate hopes we'll see more than his usual bluster and get real action on this critical issue.
OPINION: Putting more lamb on Kiwi dinner plates is one way to boost returns to farmers.
While the vehicle industry is addressing the future by developing engines that run on waste oil, hydrogen, or indeed electricity, one Christchurch-based company is looking at things in a different direction with the use of steam.
The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) says it is aware of the concern around paraquat use being linked to a potential risk of Parkinson's disease.
New Zealand farmers could have access to low methane elite genetics by 2026.
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Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Chinese market remains soft and consumers are more cautious in their buying patterns, but he says there are still many opportunities for New Zealand.
The days of high quality, ambitious comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) are over, says Trade Minister Todd McClay.
Wairoa Mayor Craig Little says things are still not back to normal for farmers in his district and they are still suffering from problems caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
The small east coast township of Wairoa is still waiting for an apology from the Hawke's Bay Regional Council (HBRC) following the devastating floods which hit the town in June and damaged hundreds of houses.
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