For rural communities struggling with pothole-riddled roads, run-down bridges and never-ending slips, their challenge to the new Government is ‘show us the money’. “Farmers recognise the Government have a huge […]
Freight
Cross-party commitment needed on infrastructure deficit
Simon Edwards Long-term, integrated planning and a bipartisan commitment to the agreed way forward is crucial if New Zealand is to make meaningful headway on our infrastructure deficit, Waka Kotahi […]
Economic Week – May 5
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Commodities soften The ANZ World Commodity Price Index fell 1.7% April, with dairy prices softening but meat prices firming. Dairy prices fell 4.9% […]
Feds backs practical bypass solution at Hikuwai
Federated Farmers is backing a project by a Tolaga Bay contracting company and local residents to reopen vital access to rural communities and farms north of Hikuwai. “A partial solution […]
Farmers helping farmers: Stepping up for the recovery long haul
It will be a long haul for a significant number of farmers, growers and orchardists – and urban folk as well – to get back to where they were pre-Cyclone […]
Economic Week – January 20
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Welcome to 2023 and the first Federated Farmers economic commentary for the year. It’s been four weeks since my last one so a […]
Economic Week – 16 September
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP surprises on the upside New Zealand’s economy grew by 1.7% in the June 2022 quarter compared to the March 2022 quarter, according […]
Economic Week – May 6
Commodity prices slip from highs After trending up over recent months the ANZ World Commodity Price Index dropped 1.9% in April compared to March. Dairy prices fell 4.0% month-on-month, driven […]
Government has to release its grip on testing
Blog written by Nick Leggett, CEO, Ia Ara Aotearoa -Transporting New Zealand As the Omicron numbers start to move to more than 1,000 a day, the testing system in New […]
Calling all truck drivers
The trucking industry is calling for all hands to the pump as New Zealand faces an indefinite length of time in the red “traffic light” which will strain the supply […]