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The Hound had to giggle at some of the crazy conspiracy theories going around when the Poms were going to the polls, last month, to vote on leaving the EU.
Reports described Brexit pundits (supporters of the ‘leave’ campaign) so convinced ‘the authorities’ would rig the vote that they extolled people not to use pencils provided in the voting booths, because ‘the authorities’ could rub the pencil marks out and change the vote. Instead, they pleaded that voters bring their own pens to make their votes indelible. Of course this led to an inevitable social media campaign in which the Twitter machine lit up and promoted the racy hashtag #penisbetter.
Kiwis are wasting less of their food than they were two years ago, and this has been enough to push New Zealand’s total household food waste bill lower, the 2025 Rabobank KiwiHarvest Food Waste survey has found.
OPINION: Sir Lockwood Smith has clearly and succinctly defined what academic freedom is all about, the boundaries around it and the responsibility that goes with this privilege.
DairyNZ says its plantain programme continues to deliver promising results, with new data confirming that modest levels of plantain in pastures reduce nitrogen leaching, offering farmers a practical, science-backed tool to meet environmental goals.
'Common sense' cuts to government red tape will make it easier for New Zealand to deliver safe food to more markets.
Balclutha farmer Renae Martin remembers the moment she fell in love with cows.
Academic freedom is a privilege and it's put at risk when people abuse it.
