Displaying items by tag: politics

Tuesday, 01 July 2025 11:25

Be afraid

OPINION: Your old mate hears some of the recent uptick in farmer confidence has slipped since the political polls started leading a bit to the left, away from the current coalition of National, Act and NZ First.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 12 June 2025 07:55

Editorial: Sense at last

OPINION: For the first time in many years, a commonsense approach is emerging to balance environmental issues with the need for the nation's primary producers to be able to operate effectively.

Published in Opinion
Thursday, 05 June 2025 10:22

Bugs for lunch

OPINION: The ongoing saga of the quality of school lunches continues.

Published in The Hound

Government ministers cannot miss the ‘SOS’ – save our sheep call - from New Zealand farmers.

Published in General News

Federated Farmers is calling on the Government to deliver on its pre-election promise to change the KiwiSaver rules to help young farmers get their foot on the farming ladder.

Published in General News

As Budget 2025 looms, farmer lobby Federated Farmers is urging the Government to focus on cutting waste and balancing the books.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 10:55

NZ supports rules-based system

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters often describes NZ as a small and isolated nation situated 'just north of the penguins' but says in terms of global affairs, NZ and other small nations should be judged on the quality of their arguments and not the size of their military.

Published in General News

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has sought to silence critics who insist that New Zealand should be responding hard and publicly to US President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

Published in General News

Labour's agriculture spokesperson says the Government’s decisions are set to hamstring growth within the farming sector.

Published in General News
Thursday, 10 April 2025 09:55

Editorial: Getting the RMA overhaul right

OPINION: Making it easier to get things done while protecting the environment - that's the Government's promise when it comes to the overhaul of the problematic Resource Management Act (RMA).

Published in Opinion
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