Heading into an election year, farmers are facing ‘interesting times’ to say the least. The amount of regulation farmers are dealing with is unprecedented. In the water space alone there […]
The government’s take on He Waka Eke Noa
Member Advisory 11 October 2022 Federated Farmers has been actively involved in the He Waka Eke Noa policy development process for over two years since being among the organisations which […]
Is the ‘waka’ really adrift?
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ The recent open letter on He Waka Eke Noa in Farmers Weekly has sparked a lot of discussion, and that’s a good […]
From the President - Andrew Hoggard
Federated Farmers joins with the rest of New Zealand, and the world, in mourning the death of our Queen, Elizabeth II. The Queen was a great supporter of those who […]
From the Board - Andrew Hoggard
Friday Flash, August 26, 2022 Over the last two weeks there has been a bit of activity on the He Waka Eke Noa front, just what I needed in the […]
Regulations repeatedly failing ‘practicality’ test
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ Federated Farmers has given repeated warnings to government that aspects of the 2020 ‘Essential Freshwater’ regulations are unworkable. Frustratingly, officials have treated […]
Government backflip on carbon farming baffling
By Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard and Beef + Lamb NZ Chair Andrew Morrison Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) and Federated Farmers cannot understand why the Government is backflipping […]
‘If we build it, they will come’
President Andrew Hoggard’s report to the AGM in Auckland concentrated on the Feds governance review. Here’s the guts of what he said: Where to start with summing up the past […]
NZ needs to hang tough on EU trade deal
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ Now is not the time for New Zealand to water down ambitions for a significant, comprehensive and mutually beneficial trade deal with […]
The perils of spending other people’s money – what Feds wants from the May Budget
By Andrew Hoggard, President Federated Farmers of NZ It’s easy to spend other people’s money and this Government is proving to be expert at it. Unfortunately, it has not been […]
