Veteran political journalist Richard Harman was at the release of the He Waka Eke Noa report this week. This is how he reported it on his Politik web page: He […]
Politics
Biodiversity budget support falls woefully short
While the latest draft National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPS-IB) is a significant improvement its success is undermined by woeful funding in Budget 2022 to assist private landowners, Federated […]
Economic Week – June 3
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy On-farm inflation rampant On-farm inflation is at its highest in almost 40 years, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service Sheep […]
Feds relieved by common sense rural water recommendations
Federated Farmers sees positives in the report released yesterday by the Rural Supplies Technical Working Group on water services, in particular rejection of inflexible ‘one size fits all’ approaches to […]
Feds survey shows financial pressure on farmers is on the rise
Farmer satisfaction with their banks is relatively stable but more are feeling under pressure and costs of finance are on the rise, the May Federated Farmers Banking Survey shows. “Inflation […]
On-farm inflation hits 40-year high
Media release: Beef + Lamb New Zealand On-farm inflation is at its highest in almost 40 years, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Economic Service Sheep and Beef On-Farm […]
Feds: Proposed changes to exotic forest incentives fall short
Changes proposed in the MPI discussion paper ‘Managing Exotic Afforestation Incentives’ fall short of what’s required to restore a level playing field to land use policy settings, Federated Farmers says. […]
New Zealand red meat sector concerned at reports of weak EU agricultural offer
The red meat sector is concerned at reports of a poor quality draft agricultural access offer from the European Union (EU) to New Zealand as an end of June deadline […]
Campaign calls on Kiwis to support local pork producers and speak out on controversial proposals
New Zealand pig farmers are urging Kiwis to back the industry and have their say on a controversial draft code of welfare. A new website www.supportnzpigfarmers.co.nz provides information on the […]
Economic Week – May 27
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy Hawk in flight The Reserve Bank this week moved into beast mode in its fight against inflation, with it hiking the Official Cash […]