Displaying items by tag: Andrew Hoggard

Thursday, 21 March 2024 08:55

Petition wants live export ban to continue

A New Zealand animal welfare expert has described live export animals as "a disgraceful trade".

Published in Farm Health

The Coalition Government has suspended the controversial Significant Natural Areas (SNA) rules, bringing joy to farmers and an angry reaction from environmental watchdogs.

Published in General News
Thursday, 29 February 2024 09:55

Dealing with SNAs

As Associate Minister for Agriculture and the Environment, Andrew Hoggard has a number of delegations to focus on.

Published in General News
Thursday, 29 February 2024 08:55

Hoggard's double Act

ACT MP Andrew Hoggard may no longer be hands-on every day at his dairy farm at Kiwitea in the Manawatu, but when Parliament is sitting he still gets up at 5am and checks the messages that have come in from the dairy shed at his property.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 28 February 2024 11:25

Feds power!

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons no single lobby group has had a bigger turnaround in fortunes than Federated Farmers since the election of the new coalition Government.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 09:55

Farmers are doing more on sustainability

Former Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard says farmers should be commended for their work around sustainability.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 07 February 2024 10:25

Farmer friendly Govt

OPINION: Federated Farmers posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) last week of a meeting between its board members and the new ministerial team at the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Published in Milking It
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 09:55

Gumboots in chamber

Last week's Parliament sitting saw another first – a few Government MPs wearing gumboots in the House during Question Time.

Published in General News
Friday, 15 December 2023 10:29

Controversial freshwater policy gone!

The controversial National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM) will be gone and replaced within two years, the new Government has announced.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 13 December 2023 12:55

Greenpeace is wrong!

OPINION: Greenpeace's criticism of the appointment of farmers’ champion Andrew Hoggard as Associate Minister of Agriculture and of the Environment is baffling.

Published in Milking It
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