Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their fiscal fantasies.
OPINION: A mate flew from Auckland to Nelson a couple of weeks ago to participate in an annual fishing and imbibing competition in the Marlborough Sounds.
As usual, it was a great success - including the fishing.
Our hero packaged a couple of boxes of fish to bring back home.
All labelled correctly, he waited at the Auckland baggage carousel; his luggage came along but no boxes of fish.
After waiting, he enquired at the bag counter and was advised to look at a door as sometimes these packages were left there.
It was suggested he leave his address and they'd courier the fish to him if they were ever found.
Getting a little hot under the collar, our mate asked where the police desk was so he could report the fish boxe missing or stolen.
Shortly, a trolley arrived with the said two boxes of fish.
Perhaps, some mutts thought they were in for a free feed.
Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says the 2025 Fieldays has been one of more positive he has attended.
A fundraiser dinner held in conjunction with Fieldays raised over $300,000 for the Rural Support Trust.
Recent results from its 2024 financial year has seen global farm machinery player John Deere record a significant slump in the profits of its agricultural division over the last year, with a 64% drop in the last quarter of the year, compared to that of 2023.
An agribusiness, helping to turn a long-standing animal welfare and waste issue into a high-value protein stream for the dairy and red meat sector, has picked up a top innovation award at Fieldays.
The Fieldays Innovation Award winners have been announced with Auckland’s Ruminant Biotech taking out the Prototype Award.
Following twelve years of litigation, a conclusion could be in sight of Waikato’s controversial Plan Change 1 (PC1).
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