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OPINION: The National Party’s support for hunting and fishing recognises the valuable contribution anglers and hunters make to the country’s conservation efforts and the importance of trout, salmon and game birds to help feed families across the country.

The National Party’s recently announced hunting and fishing policy is getting support from hunters and fishermen.

The National Party says that, if elected, it will establish a Minister for Hunting and Fishing.

No Federated Farmers conference would be complete without the injection of a little politics.

The National Party has announced it will establish a Pothole Repair Fund to urgently address the state of local roads and state highways.

OPINION: Your old mate reckons there is no mystery why Newsroom journalist and bicycle-riding, whinging pom Rod Oram and climate catastrophic recently wrote a scathing article criticising the Nats' new ag emissions policy, which was widely circled by Government ministers and Labour party apologists.

National's policy announcement on genetic modification in New Zealand has been described as "exciting" by BioTech NZ.

National says that, if it is elected in the October 2023 election, the party would see the repealing of the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) replacement Bills by Christmas.

National's plan to delay agriculture's inclusion in an emissions trading scheme has been applauded by farmers.

The Soil & Health Association says that New Zealand won’t need a loosening of regulations around gene editing (GE) and genetic modification (GM) or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to combat climate change.