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OPINION: A mate of the Hound reckons if you ever wondered why the current Labour Government seems so far removed from rural and farming interests, one only has to look at the make-up of its supposedly 'rural' caucus.

A mate of yours truly reckons it was totally appropriate that last week's UN 'International Day of Fruit and Vegetables' held a function at Parliament, marking this momentous event.

Your canine crusader picked up on a recent statement from Agriculture O'Connor claiming how wonderfully the country's honey sector is doing.

A mate of the Hound reckons a certain high-profile director of one of the country's big meat co-ops and recent addition to the board of a NZ wool company is living up the mantra of: "Do as I say, not as I do."

Currently it's the seasonal round of half-yearly financial reporting by NZ companies.

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons something smells really iffy about the move by Beef+Lamb NZ directors to sack the independent committee set up to decide their remuneration and then award themselves a big pay rise this coming year.

OPINION: This old mutt has always thought the people who inhabit the nation’s parliament are a weird bunch with very little in common with the average New Zealander.

OPINION: The Hound sees that the Australian National University in Canberra has taken ‘going woke’ to the next level.

OPINION: Your old mate notes that MPI was recently sued by WorkSafe in relation to the health and safety of its contractors.

OPINION: Your old mate has long argued Landcorp’s farming business – Pamu – is a bigger dog than he is.