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Tuesday, 11 April 2023 16:00

Timely reminder

OPINION: The Hound reckons former Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison's fate in losing his seat in recent levypayer elections should be a big lesson to other levy organisation leaders.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 14:59

Farmer power!

OPINION: Your old mate notes that the Dutch Pro-Farmer Party recently swept the elections in the country, very much upsetting the status quo.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 11:55

Chop, chop!

OPINION: This old mutt reckons both government and officials are failing to see the wood for the trees in regard to the huge swathes of good farmland going into forestry - much of this to overseas-owned carbon sinks.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 29 March 2023 10:55

Pig ignorant!

OPINION: Your old mate notes that regulations governing NZ's pig sector could end up seeing us running out of locally produced pork - like we are currently experiencing with eggs.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 11:55

Doesn't care

OPINION: The Hound was astounded at the glib response from Greens leader James Shaw to a written parliamentary question from ACT MP Mark Cameron.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 28 March 2023 10:51

Fun police!

OPINION: Your canine crusader sees that the fun police have struck again and killed off an iconic rural event.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 15 March 2023 13:30

A bit fishy!

OPINION: A mate flew from Auckland to Nelson a couple of weeks ago to participate in an annual fishing and imbibing competition in the Marlborough Sounds.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 15 March 2023 12:30

Campbell curse?

OPINION: The Hound notes that NZ Rural Land Co recently announced a $5.3m profit for the year ended Dec 31 2022, down a staggering $31.2m from the $36.5m profit it recorded six months earlier.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 14 March 2023 13:30

Sound familiar?

OPINION: This old mutt notes that the lack of fruit and veges is not isolated to just here in good old Godzone.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 14 March 2023 12:30

Tough meeting?

OPINION: Your old mate reckons it could be a rather confronting AGM on March 30 for Beef+Lam when its board has to front an unprecedented number of farmer remits (9).

Published in The Hound
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