About time!
OPINION: Finally, the jackboot of State will be lifted from the throat of those trying to grow the economy.
OPINION: While most of the country is still lamenting the All Blacks one point loss to the South Africans in the Rugby World Cup final, the Hound – always on the outlook for a cloud with silver lining – found one bright spot on the sporting front.
Just 24 hours before the ABs heart-breaking loss, New Zealand regained the coveted Wayleggo Cup in the hotly contested Trans-Tasman Sheep Dog Trial Test Series held, late last month, in Ashburton.
The event saw the country’s four most talented sheepdogs taking on their Australian counterparts vying for supremacy.
The Kiwis dominated, winning by 84.25 points across the two tests.
NZ has now won 22 of the 36 matches since the competition’s inception in 1985, which is far superior to the Springboks’ four RWC victories (as opposed to NZ’s three) since the William Web Ellis Cup came into existence in 1987.
Sustainably managing powdery mildew on grape vines has taken another step forward, with Hawke's Bay company Greencollar NZ collaborating with Agri Automation to trial an ultraviolet light prototype unit on its table grape vineyard.
Despite Silver Fern Farms (SFF) posting a $21 million loss last season, chief executive Dan Boulton believes that better days are coming.
An innovative, data-driven approach saw South Auckland growers take out the Regional Supreme Award at the recent Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Quotas and free trade deals are saving the beef sector over $1 billion in tariffs each year, says Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Alan Thomson.
There's general farmer backing for the government's latest reforms of the Resource Management Act (RMA) but some are seeking clarity.
The Commerce Commission is weighing up whether or not it should deregulate the copper network, still used for internet and landline in 80,000 rural premises.