University of Waikato breaks ground on new medical school
The University of Waikato has broken ground on its new medical school building.
OPINION: Your old mate gets the sinking feeling that no matter who we vote into power in the hope they will reverse the terminal slide the country is in, there will always be a cohort of naysayers determined to hold us back.
Exhibit A: no amount of evidence that NCEA has failed a generation of kids will stop politicised union hacks, principles and teachers arguing against improvements.
Similarly, the green lobby, not just in the activist Forest & Bird or Greenpeace, but also in parliament itself, are equally determined to block any changes a centre right government might try and make to unshackle economic growth.
Now we see Greenpeace, never ones to let the facts get in the way of a story, sensationalising the risk of glyphosate, running a misleading campaign titled 'Stop Luxon poisoning your porridge!'
The Government is set to announce two new acts to replace the contentious Resource Management Act (RMA) with the Prime Minister hinting that consents required by farmers could reduce by 46%.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change would be “a really dumb move”.
The University of Waikato has broken ground on its new medical school building.
Undoubtedly the doyen of rural culture, always with a wry smile, our favourite ginger ninja, Te Radar, in conjunction with his wife Ruth Spencer, has recently released an enchanting, yet educational read centred around rural New Zealand in one hundred objects.
Farmers are being urged to keep on top of measures to control Cysticerus ovis - or sheep measles - following a spike in infection rates.
The avocado industry is facing an extremely challenging season with all parts of the supply chain, especially growers, being warned to prepare for any eventuality.

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