Feds make case for rural bank lending probe
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
Federated Farmers is welcoming the arrest of a dual Filipino/New Zealand national on suspicion of facilitating fraud.
The fraud involved multiple work visa applications submitted by Filipino nationals in the dairy industry.
"The dairy industry is experiencing a shortage of skilled workers, and foreign nationals, like kiwis, are part of the solution, but this needs to be done in the right way," says Federated Farmers Dairy Industry chair Andrew Hoggard.
Federated Farmers say they recognise the importance of the additional measures recently undertaken by Immigration New Zealand to ensure documents submitted in support of visa applications for work in the dairy industry are genuine. The co-op note there are comments by the Immigration Minister that he is working with officials to ensure the dairy industry is not materially affected.
"Federated Farmers is confident that the processing of visa applications will soon return to a normal pace and that with government support New Zealand's dairy industry can train and attract skilled workers from within this country and overseas."
China’s Ambassador Wang Xiaolong says bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and New Zealand has made significant and rapid progress.
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
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