Make it 1000%!
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of 125% on the US, up from the 84% announced earlier.
OPINION: Your old mate understands that lobby group Groundswell's 'Mother of All Protests' is still going to be held on Sunday November 21.
This would be a bad move.
Sources tell this old mutt that much of the goodwill and support farmers garnered from many New Zealanders after the successful 'Howl of a Protest' back in June is in danger of evaporating.
Apparently, another big concern is that several fringe groups - such as anti-vaxxers, Brian Tamaki supporters and 'UN Agenda 21' conspiracy types - are hoping to hitch their wagons to the Groundswell protest, which would do untold damage to the group's hard-won respectable reputation.
Recent rain has offered respite for some from the ongoing drought.
New Zealand's TBfree programme has made great progress in reducing the impact of the disease on livestock herds, but there’s still a long way to go, according to Beef+Lamb NZ.
With much of the North Island experiencing drought this summer and climate change projected to bring drier and hotter conditions, securing New Zealand’s freshwater resilience is vital, according to state-owned GNS Science.
OPINION: Otago farmer and NZ First MP Mark Patterson is humble about the role that he’s played in mandating government agencies to use wool wherever possible in new and refurbished buildings.
For Wonky Box co-founder Angus Simms, the decision to open the service to those in rural areas is a personal one.
The golden age of orcharding in West Auckland was recently celebrated at the launch of a book which tells the story of its rise, then retreat in the face of industry change and urban expansion.
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of…
OPINION: The irony of President Trump’s tariff obsession is that the worst damage may be done to his own people.