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: Yours truly was reminded of the long-standing dodgy behaviour of former patron of the arts and meat industry magnate Sir James Wallace after his recent public naming as a convicted sex offender.
It appears Wallace’s fondness for young men was not limited to those in the arty-farty scene.
Some 20 or so years ago, a young cub reporter from this very publication organised to interview Wallace about his life-long interest in meat and flesh (the bovine kind) at his now infamous Auckland mansion.
However, after returning to the office, said cub reporter was rather shaken and confused about his weird interaction with Wallace.
He was especially confused of the older man’s insistence on showing him around his house and viewing his artworks.
Luckily, the young journalist did not hang around, despite an invitation to stay for a meal and drink, and escaped alarmed but unharmed.
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).