Don't hold back!
OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding nothing back when ‘climate scientists’ had a crack at Kiwi farmers recently:
OPINION: As Jim Bolger once said, "Bugger the polls!"
But let's face it, we can't help ourselves from looking every time a new one comes out.
This far out from an election, it doesn't matter much which mob has, in theory, got its nose in front, and yet, the Hound struggles to believe that, according to the Curia poll, the left-of-centre bloc is polling stronger than the other mob so soon after sending the country to the bottom of the OECD economic rankings.
The old 'right way, wrong way' indicator has swung into the red too, suggesting that for PM Luxon and friends the honeymoon is over and the people want to see material improvements, particularly in terms of the economy and cost of living - easily the priority issues, according to this poll.
Newly elected Federated Farmers meat and wool group chair Richard Dawkins says he will continue the great work done his predecessor Toby Williams.
Hosted by ginger dynamo Te Radar, the Fieldays Innovation Award Winners Event put the spotlight on the agricultural industry's most promising ideas.
According to DairyNZ's latest Econ Tracker update, there has been a rise in the forecast breakeven milk price for the 2025/26 season.
Despite the rain and a liberal coating of mud, engines roared, and the 50th Fieldays Tractor Pull Competition drew crowds of spectators across the four days of the annual event.
Nationwide rural wellbeing programme, Farmstrong recently celebrated its tenth birthday at Fieldays with an event attended by ambassador Sam Whitelock, Farmers Mutual Group (FMG), Farmstrong partners, and government Ministers.
Six industry organisations, including DairyNZ and the Dairy Companies Association (DCANZ) have signed an agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to prepare the country for a potential foot and mouth outbreak.
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