Make it 1000%!
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of 125% on the US, up from the 84% announced earlier.
OPINION: The Hound reckons Groundswell needs to be careful to avoid fights it doesn't need to be part of.
Already the highly successful rural ginger group has been labelled by some sector leaders, government ministers and their sympathisers in the commentariat as a bunch of entitled, redneck, right-wing aligned agitators in an effort to discredit it.
So, the recent 'statement of support' of the anti-mandate protestors at Parliament by Groundswell was probably not the smartest move.
It will only give its critcs more ammunition to fire false labels at the group and its supporters.
As it said in its statement, Groundswell's main focus should be on the "unworkable regulations impacting the rural sector".
Many would agree that Speaker Trevor Mallard's turning the sprinklers on protestors make him come across as a complete 'duckwit', but that was no reason for Groundswell to make any comment about the protest.
Recent rain has offered respite for some from the ongoing drought.
New Zealand's TBfree programme has made great progress in reducing the impact of the disease on livestock herds, but there’s still a long way to go, according to Beef+Lamb NZ.
With much of the North Island experiencing drought this summer and climate change projected to bring drier and hotter conditions, securing New Zealand’s freshwater resilience is vital, according to state-owned GNS Science.
OPINION: Otago farmer and NZ First MP Mark Patterson is humble about the role that he’s played in mandating government agencies to use wool wherever possible in new and refurbished buildings.
For Wonky Box co-founder Angus Simms, the decision to open the service to those in rural areas is a personal one.
The golden age of orcharding in West Auckland was recently celebrated at the launch of a book which tells the story of its rise, then retreat in the face of industry change and urban expansion.
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of…
OPINION: The irony of President Trump’s tariff obsession is that the worst damage may be done to his own people.