Slow down the legislative programme, get it right and concentrate on those things that will help families and businesses prosper. That’s the request from Federated Farmers to Chris Hipkins as […]
Environment
Spotted a wallaby? Report it to Biosecurity NZ
Wallaby populations are continuing to grow in Aotearoa, prompting the launch this summer of the first national awareness campaign . The Tipu Mātoro: Wallaby-free Aotearoa campaign shines a light on […]
Restrictions on outdoor fires in South Canterbury
Much of South Canterbury is moving into a restricted fire season today (Friday 20 January), meaning that a permit will be required to light most kinds of outdoor fires. Fire […]
M.bovis infected farms reduced to five
The Mycoplasma bovis programme continues to make good progress towards the eradication of the disease from New Zealand, according to MPI. All properties in the high-risk area in Wakanui, which […]
B+LNZ demands pause on biodiversity proposals and a review into impact of environmental rules on primary sector
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling for the Government to shelve plans to finalise decisions around the National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity and demanding an urgent review […]
The ever-full diary of a Feds provincial president….
If ever there was a demonstration of all that Feds is engaged in, and the workload of our provincial presidents and fellow branch elected leaders – all voluntary, on top […]
Daft Punk or more The Who?
By Mark Hooper, Federated Farmers resource management spokesperson “Faster, cheaper, better resource management.” These were the words that led Minister Parker’s press release when introducing two new bills to Parliament […]
Vague improvements to the Government’s emissions levy not enough, change is needed to NZ’s broken methane targets
Source: Federated Farmers Today the Government announced changes to their October plan to price agricultural emissions, but the vague improvements are simply not enough and Feds remain opposed. While this […]
World’s fastest Parliament nothing to boast about
By Paul Melville, FFNZ Principal Advisor, Water & Environment Strategy The dangers of urgency were put in the spotlight this month following the passing of Eugene Sage’s amendment to entrench […]
Another poll shows opposition to GHG tax on growers
Another poll of New Zealanders has shown opposition to taxing the greenhouse gas emissions of farmers and growers at farm level. Survey results by Research First and Dynata, released earlier […]
