by Luci | Oct 17, 2023 | Default
Power is now back on in Canterbury after extreme North Westerly winds roared across the Canterbury Plains. Trees downed power lines and many dairy farmers had to resort to generators to get the milking done. One of those was North Canterbury Federated Farmers...
by Luci | Oct 16, 2023 | Default
Senior Opposition trade and agriculture roles and six time parliamentarian Todd McClay says it is too soon to know if he would be given any ministerial positions. He says trade and agriculture fit fairly comfortably, but to serve in any capacity would be an honour....
by Luci | Oct 16, 2023 | Default
Te Kuiti shearer Jack Fagan has gotten off to a great start on the Shearing Sports New Zealand circuit this summer winning the Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships open shearing final at the Poverty Bay A and P Show on Saturday. The pace in the five-man...
by Luci | Oct 16, 2023 | Default
The National Party’s commanding victory during Saturday Night’s general election is set to spell the end of the Clean Car Discount ‘feebate’ scheme, which implemented sizable rebates for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids while also pinging high-emission vehicles...
by Luci | Oct 13, 2023 | Default
B+LNZ’s New Season Outlook 2023-24 is predicting another tough year for farmers with farm profitability falling by 31% for the 2023-24 year following a decline of 32% in 2022-23 and profits for farmers having more than halved in two years down to a 15-year low taking...
by Luci | Oct 13, 2023 | Default
A forester claims a MPI decision to cut an $18 million swathe through his industry resulting in significant job losses in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne. New Zealand Institute of Forestry president James Treadwell says the planting side of the sector might be “gone” if the...
