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Wednesday, 14 February 2024 10:25

Two-faced?

Your canine crusader notes that Red Radio (RNZ), still smarting about the change of government, recently ran 'an in-depth investigation' about a potential lobbying campaign to persuade the Government to restart live animal exports that has been launched by key players in the agriculture industry.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 11:25

Get nominating!

OPINION: The Hound was given a bit of a rev-up from a reader and a NZ Honours recipient for his comments back in January about the lack of rural representation in the 2024 New Year's Honours list.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 13 February 2024 10:25

Prisoners?

OPINION: Your old mate had a bit of a giggle at the recent maiden speech to Parliament by new Waitaki MP and primary production deputy chair Miles Anderson.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 11:25

Not popular

OPINION: This old mutt hears that his editor has copped a fair bit of flak from readers after an article on former Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor appeared in the last issue of this fine organ.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 31 January 2024 10:25

Pay up!

OPINION: You canine crusader cannot believe the whining, moaning and whinging coming from wellhealed EV owners about them soon having to pay for roading costs – like the rest of us.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 11:25

Unreal hot air

OPINION: The Hound is perplexed about some of the over-the-top climate catastrophising by mainstream media outlets during the holidays.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 10:25

Bad smell!

OPINION: Your old mate had a bit of giggle at a recent article he read in the Irish Farmers Journal (IFJ), where the author was pondering on a rather smelly problem to do with veganism.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 11:25

Shame!

OPINION: This old mutt hopes the demise of the Labour government at last year’s election will see a return of more agriculture and rural related people recognised for honours in the New Year and King’s Birthday lists.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 10:25

Truth vs. fantasy!

OPINION: Speaking of correcting misrepresentations, the canine crusader would like to pay homage to ODT agriculture editor Sally Rae for an excellent article in December that put to rights much of the unmitigated spin and bulldust about Lake Hawea Station in Central Otago.

Published in The Hound
Tuesday, 16 January 2024 11:25

Wrong!

The Hound is quick to put the boot in when someone gets things wrong, so he has to confess to his own major cock-up in the last issue of 2023.

Published in The Hound
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