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Wednesday, 28 August 2024 14:25

Overreach

OPINION: When Groundswell showed up in the 'advocacy hub' at Fieldays alongside the same groups that brought you He Waka Eke Noa, the Hound feared the ginger group had been brought into the woke fold and given the old rubber ring.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 28 August 2024 13:25

Sell it!

OPINION: With things in NZ as tight as they are, your old mate is astounded the coalition Governmnt hasn't yet dumped the eternal underperformer Landcorp and put the $2 billion investment to better use.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 14:25

$10 cucumbers?

OPINION: The Hound hears John Murphy, chair of Veg NZ, reckons greenhouse vege producers face severe challenges due to changes in the ETS.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 13:25

Greenmail?

OPINION: In the latest example of how broken the RMA consents process is, Meridian Energy has paid out DoC, Fish & Game and iwi rather than risk them blocking the renewal of consents that it needs to keep running its Waitaki hydro scheme.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 15:25

Sticks and stones

OPINION: If you're wondering where the extreme rhetoric of the Maori Party, with tacit approval from our chinless media, leads us to, the Hound reckons New Plymouth councillor Murray Chong could probably give you a clue.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 14 August 2024 14:25

Deliverance

OPINION: Rural services such as banks, health and postal services have been declining for years, so this mutt was tickled pink to hear Rural Women NZ on national TV slamming the impact of post office closures in rural areas.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 13 August 2024 15:25

Give it back!

OPINION: Most of the country's wage slaves will welcome the extra coin left in their wallets thanks to National's tax cuts.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 13 August 2024 14:35

China flu

OPINION: This old mutt reckons the latest red meat export numbers bring to mind the old maxim, "When China sneezes, the world catches a cold".

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 15:25

'Big Joke'

OPINON: In the latest hysterical press release from Greenpeace, the sandal wearers have unleashed their worst conspiracy theorist tendencies, ranting about “Big Tobacco, Big Oil” and now “Big Meat and Dairy”.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 14:25

Full-court press

OPINION: After a testy six years between Labour and farming, followed by a sound trouncing in all the rural electorates in the last election, Labour has been doing a full-court charm offensive, trying to build relationships with the various agri leadership groups – rebuilding bridges burned to the waterline during their term in power, when they and the Greens were extremely antagonistic towards farmers.

Published in The Hound
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