One month out from the National Rural Health Conference 2024, we caught up with keynote speaker Dr Cath Cosgrave. She is an internationally awarded 'rural change-maker', strategic advisor, trainer, coach, presenter, and evaluator based in Australia. With this broad set of skills, we asked her how she would sum up…
OPINION: This old mutt suggests the 'don't come Monday' (DCM) award (in other words, resign) must go to the heartless, mean-spirited minions at Hastings City Council for even proposing that the poor people whose houses were wrecked by Cyclone Gabrielle should help pay the council for the demolition of their…
OPINION: This year's National Rural Health Conference, being held in Wellington, has attracted a record number of interested rural health experts passionate about improving equity for rural communities in all ares of health and wellbeing.
OPINION: The Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) Programme is now in the sixth year of the 10-year eradication programme.
OPINION: This old mutt hears some of the world's favourite cheese could soon disappear off shop shelves unless science can find a way to save the mould that makes them.
OPINION: "The treaty is our past, present and future. It has shaped the country we have become, and the obligations it imposes on both sides will always be with us. However, we must aspire to go forward not as two sides, but together as New Zealanders because there is more…
Your canine crusader notes that Red Radio (RNZ), still smarting about the change of government, recently ran 'an in-depth investigation' about a potential lobbying campaign to persuade the Government to restart live animal exports that has been launched by key players in the agriculture industry.
OPINION: The Hound was given a bit of a rev-up from a reader and a NZ Honours recipient for his comments back in January about the lack of rural representation in the 2024 New Year's Honours list.
OPINION: Your old mate had a bit of a giggle at the recent maiden speech to Parliament by new Waitaki MP and primary production deputy chair Miles Anderson.
OPINION: This old mutt hears that his editor has copped a fair bit of flak from readers after an article on former Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor appeared in the last issue of this fine organ.
OPINION: Well, the New Year is certainly with us; yep 2024 is well under way.
OPINION: You canine crusader cannot believe the whining, moaning and whinging coming from wellhealed EV owners about them soon having to pay for roading costs – like the rest of us.
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