True Reflection?
A fair question has been raised about how member-funded organisations should conduct themselves when taking a public position on any given issue.
OPINION: Fed up with the appalling decision making over successive governents that has left us with third-world infrastructure? You're not alone.
Ferries, roads, power lines, water pipes - you name it, it's a basket case.
Some have suggested it's time to take decisions about these vital projects off the barely-competent, short-term thinkers, otherwise known as politicians, and put them in the hands of actual experts.
It would still need oversight on behalf of those paying the bills (taxpayers), but it's hard to argue against an enduring framework that might end the stop-start cycle that every change in government drives.
If we don't take ideology and politics out of it, we'll never climb out of the (hell) hole the politicians have left our infrastructure in.
A leading British farming politician says he's impressed with the positive attitude of New Zealand farmers that he met during his recent trip here.
OPINION: With 10,500 dairy farms, New Zealand continues to punch above its weight around the world.
The Southern Dairy Hub (SDH), which runs a demonstration farm for South Island farmers, has a new general manager.
Esther Guy-Meakin has been announced as the new chief executive of the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB).
According to a progress report on the Aotearoa Horticulture Action Plan (AHAP), New Zealand's horticulture sector is making real progress on the big issues facing growers.
A team effort that is paying dividends for the wider New Zealand economy.