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Unbelievable

Your canine crusader is not surprised to learn that the huge, multinational, tax dodging, political lobby group Greenpeace does not allow the facts to get in the way of its worldview and fund raising efforts.

Greenwash

Your old mate sees that Auckland water and wastewater provider Watercare is making a big song and dance about its donation of $200,000 – over four years – to help clean up the Waikato River.

World Water Day celebrations

Today is World Water Day and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council has organised celebrations.

Farm better for longer on East Coast

Expo organisers Dave Martin and Sue Wilson.

'Farm Smart, Farm Longer’ is the goal of the East Coast Farming expo, with two full days of seminars to help farmers achieve this.

Comfort key to cow barn success

Cow comfort is of prime importance in barn-based dairying, says a visiting British expert in cow housing systems.

Young couple show how it’s done

Tony and Briar Lunjevich have increased their equity by $500k in 2-3 years.

A young dairy farming couple have increased their equity by at least $500,000 in two-three years on a less-than-ideal Far North farm and despite two years of low dairy payout.

Cover your assets to avoid a financial mire

It's still possible in NZ to do a lot of business at the farm gate over a handshake. But a handshake can’t give you protection against third parties when things start to go wrong for your debtors.

Food security policy must be a priority

Election year is the time to pitch for policies that will enable the continued growth and prosperity of New Zealand.

Murray Ball gave rural NZ an identity

I only ever met Murray Ball once, in a bookshop in Gisborne, and he was every bit the nice bloke his work, and everything I’d heard about him, suggested he would be.