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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 11:25

Money talks!

OPINION: The Hound notes that marketing/promotion couple and Lake Hawea Station owners Geoff and Justine Ross came in for a fair bit of criticism about their 'woke' farming practices after recently featuring on Country Calendar.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 19 July 2022 10:45

Sold out?

OPINION: Your old mate wonders how both Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are feeling about their 'wonderful relationship' with the Government following the announcement of a FTA deal with the EU.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 07 July 2022 13:30

What's he hiding?

OPINION: A mate of the Hound's has pointed out a key fact missing from the letter to the editor, in the last issue (June 21), heavily criticising yours truly for having a crack at the latest Beef+Lamb NZ overseas junket - or 'fact finding mission' to the EU and UK.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 07 July 2022 12:30

Seriously?

OPINION: This old mutt is never surprised by the stupidity of local councils and their bylaws.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 13:30

Time's up?

OPINION: The Hound's reckons something has seriously gone wrong with the 'luck of the Irish' with news that Trevor Mallard is retiring from Parliament and will become New Zealand's Ambassador in Ireland.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 06 July 2022 12:36

Truth hurts!

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons genuine muck-ups made by bureaucrats can often be right on the money.

Published in Opinion
Thursday, 23 June 2022 10:00

No free ride!

OPINION: This old mutt is getting somewhat tired of multi-national, tax-dodging, fund-raising group Greenpeace always given front and centre mainstream media space to coment (i.e. bag) NZ agriculture.

Published in The Hound
Thursday, 23 June 2022 09:00

How come?

OPINION: A mate of yours truly is questioning exactly why the Māori ag sector have been given special budget funding by the Government to ramp up their efforts to reduce agricultural emissions.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 10:00

Why?

OPINION: A mate of your canine crusader's - and a Silver Fern Farms supplier and shareholder - is less than impressed that his meat company is holding a series of upcoming 'farmer forums', where woke, anti-farming commentator Rod Oram will be the MC.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 08:56

Dirty water

OPINION: The Hound reckons the Government's unpopular and controversial Three Waters reforms is creating plenty of jobs - for bureaucrats and contractors - but not for the local communities who are having their water assets stolen 'co-governed' and controlled by four new mega water entities.

Published in The Hound
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