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OPINION: In the same way that even a stopped clock is right twice a day, economists sometimes get it right.
OPINION: The Hound reckons the country’s woolgrowers, already outraged by the Ministry of Education’s recent decision to award an American company the contract to install nylon carpet in 800 rural schools around the country instead of wool, now have an even bigger gripe with the Government and its so-called focus on sustainability.
Remember when Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor claimed at the establishment of the Wool Working Group and Wool Impact Ltd that it would be “fantastic if strong wool became the first choice of fibre in homes, schools and businesses”?
However, even the Government’s own state housing entity hasn’t take any notice, because over the past six years, Housing NZ has installed some 600,000 sq metres of nylon carpets – not wool – in its taxpayerfunded new builds.
This is just more proof that this Government is all talk and no action when it comes to supporting the ag sector.
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The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has appointed Dr Scott Champion as its new chief executive.
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Three weeks on from Bremworth’s board overhaul, the carpet maker’s chief executive Greg Smith is stepping down.