We cannot control the weather, but we can make the most of it and catch it while we can. The recent holiday deluge of rain in the south saw two very different reactions. There was despair from the holiday makers trying to take a break from the year we’d had, right through to joy and […]
Infratructure
No consultation = poor legislation
Jim Galloway The recently released Essential Freshwater Legislation (EFW) has many flaws and impractical parts to it. The Government did not involve Fed Farmers, B&L or Dairy NZ in the consultation, nor did it take notice of the wisdom of farmers in their thousands of submissions. The result is poor legislation which has had “tweaks” […]
Talk to business – request to new Government
The trucking industry wants to see Labour engage better with the business community in its second term of Government, says Road Transport Forum chief executive Nick Leggett. “Solutions to the issues and opportunities that Covid-19 has thrown up lie in the knowledge and expertise held by New Zealand’s businesses, rather than its bureaucracy,” Leggett says. […]