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 […]
Elections
Farmers encouraged to join DairyNZ’s Board
DairyNZ Board chair Jim van der Poel says it’s a challenging but rewarding and important time to be part of the sector and its leadership. “With exceptionally strong milk prices, […]
Council candidates deserve searching questions
With sweeping changes facing local government, and the very existence of some councils under threat, Federated Farmers is urging rural New Zealanders to step up their interest in the election […]
Rural representation in nation’s Council chambers in crisis
By Debbie Bidlake, Senior Policy Advisor How important are rural wards and how hard should we fight to retain them? With an increasingly urban population (about 87% of us live […]
Feds fights Rotorua bill that bypasses LGC’s fair representation ruling
Federated Farmers of New Zealand is joining the fray with the Rotorua-Taupo Feds province over a change that, if enacted, could set a very unfortunate precedent on local authority representation […]
Feds appeals RLC’s self-serving dismissal of rural ward call
By Colin Guyton, President Federated Farmers Rotorua/Taupo Federated Farmers is appealing the recent Rotorua Lakes Council (RLC) decision on their final representation arrangements for the 2022 and 2025 elections to […]
