Election 2026: Former Federated Farmers President Named National Party Candidate
Katie Milne, former Federated Farmers president, has been announced as the National Party’s candidate for the West Coast-Tasman electorate.
OPINION: Election years are usually regarded as the silly season, but a mate of the Hound reckons 2026 is shaping up as the ‘stupid season’.
The latest ‘vote winning’ plan to move the homeless and the mentally ill out of the CBDs of our cities has some merit because they appear threatening and affect people going to shops or work in these areas.
But where do they go? No viable answer so far. And if they don’t move on, will the threat of a $2000 fine make any difference?
These people are begging for a few dollars, so your old mate reckons the chances of them paying a big fine are slim at best.
Let’s hope that the absurd doesn’t become the norm for the next nine months and that more practical policies are outlined.
Wishful thinking? Probably!
Dougal Morrison has been elected as the new President of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA).
Perrin Ag has appointed Vicky Ferris as its new Hawke's Bay consultant.
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society is encouraging teachers to register school groups for the 2026 National Fieldays, set to be held at Mystery Creek Events Centre from 10-13 June.
The appointment of Richard Allen as Fonterra's new chief executive signals execution, not strategy, according to agribusiness expert Dr Nic Lees.
Potatoes New Zealand has become much more than a grower body, according to Pukekohe grower Bharat Bhana.
The country's kiwifruit growers seem to have escaped much of the predicted wrath of Cyclone Vaianu which hit the east coast of the North Island this month.

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