Displaying items by tag: Andrew Hoggard

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

OPINION: The unveiling of the new coalition Government’s ministry shows there will be several ministers and associates in agricultural roles both inside and outside Cabinet.

Incoming Minister for Food Safety and Biosecurity Andrew Hoggard says he’s “really excited” to get those roles.

The new Coalition Government unveiled today will have several farmers holding associate minister roles outside Cabinet.

OPINION: Your canine crusader notes that the new parliament will have a fresh array of new MPs from farming backgrounds taking up seats in the nation's capital.

Ruawai dairy farmer and returning ACT MP Mark Cameron is happy about the high number of farmers in the new Parliament.

Former Federated Farmers president and Manawatu dairy farmer Andrew Hoggard says becoming a Member of Parliament overnight hasn’t sunk in yet.

About 300 farmers and agriculture industry leaders turned up last night for the Rural Issues Debate in Hamilton.

OPINION: This old mutt is dumbfounded by the ill-informed claims made by some media commentators that wannabe ACT PM and former Fed Farmers boss Andrew Hoggard will be the Minister of Agriculture in a possible National/ACT coalition government, should they get across the line on October 14.

OPINION: The elevation of former Feds leader Andrew Hoggard to number 5 on the ACT Party list puts the Manawatū farmer in pole position to be in a National/ACT cabinet, post-election.