Displaying items by tag: Damien O'Connor

Thursday, 02 February 2023 15:52

Further support for flood-affected regions

The Government has announced an additional $700,000 in support for regions hit by the recent flooding and storm damage in the upper North Island.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 12:55

Brace for headwinds - O'Connor

Trade and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says that the global economy is moving through strong headwinds, which will buffet New Zealand this year.

Published in General News
Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:25

Boosting Taranaki's horticulture

An ambitious project that aims to make Taranaki a horticultural powerhouse has received a major boost with the announcement of a $975,000 grant from the Ministry for Primary Industries. Nigel Malthus reports...

Published in General News
Wednesday, 18 January 2023 09:25

Cynical

OPINION: Your old mate well realises that politicians are slippery types.

Published in The Hound

The Government claims it has "listened and adapted" to take on board the issues that submitters made to its initial response on the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) report on how to deal with agricultural emissions.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 17 January 2023 08:25

Is hort's star fading?

The latest report on the state of NZ primary exports shows that the value of horticultural exports has slowed and that the outlook for the coming season is fraught with challenges.

Published in General News

Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has announced that Cyclone Hale, which earlier this week caused significant flood damage across the Tairāwhiti/Gisborne District, as a medium-scale adverse event.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 21 December 2022 13:45

No s#*t Sherlock!

OPINION: Under fire Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has now conceded in a recent media interview that, “The Government hasn’t been stellar at communicating its message to the farming sector”.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 13:55

Primary exports do it again!

Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor is talking up the latest figures, which show export returns from the primary sector year topped the $53 billion mark this year - an 11% increase on the previous year.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 13 December 2022 12:55

Dairy exports soar to record level

The dairy sector has once again come to the rescue of New Zealand Inc by earning a record $22 billion for the year ended June 2022 and is set to earn an additional billion dollars in a year's time.

Published in General News
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