By Nigel Billings, Senior Policy Advisor Advocating for farmers on rates is not easy work, but every year Federated Farmers has a crack at local council plans and budgets. This […]
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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 […]
Feds unanimous that action overdue on road maintenance shortfall
A call for the current and future government to place much higher priority on rural road maintenance won unanimous support from the Federated Farmers National Council. The remit, from the […]
Save your dollars, just give us some change
Federated Farmers new President Wayne Langford has released the organisation’s wish list ahead of Budget 2023, and they are asking for… absolutely nothing. “Farmers aren’t looking for any sort of […]
SH2 Wairoa to Napier opening 14 May
Three months on from the devastation caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, State Highway 2 will reopen between Wairoa and Napier next Sunday (14 May). Work to restore access along the cyclone-damaged […]
Economic Week – April 28
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Severe weather costs estimated Treasury this week released a short 2-page note on the economic impacts from the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, […]
Freight convoys underway on SH5
Around 30 heavy vehicles were some of the first to travel State Highway 5 between Taupo and Napier since Cyclone Gabrielle devastated the route, as part of a freight convoy […]
Bailey bridge construction underway at Hikuwai
A blessing ceremony has paved the way for construction of a temporary Bailey bridge to replace the Hikuwai #1 bridge, which was destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle, to get underway from […]
Counting the cost of our most expensive weather event
It’s shaping up to be New Zealand’s most expensive weather event and in terms of its spread and scale, it may be worse than the Christchurch earthquake, Federated Farmers CEO […]
Two Wairoa highways reopened
Progress is continuing on state highways across the northern Hawke’s Bay, with two key connections for people living in the Wairoa area reopened in the past 24 hours. Regional Manager […]
