Sunday, 19 July 2020

Desperate Lobbying For The Status Quo -- July 2020

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You could be forgiven for thinking the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) reforms were a done deal; a cross-party panel of MPs had unan...
Sunday, 21 June 2020

Freshwater; Style over Substance -- June 2020

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Much has been written about the Ministry for the Environment’s (MfE) newly released National Policy Statement (NPS) on Freshwater, some grou...
Sunday, 19 April 2020

Out In The Cold On Freshwater -- April 2020

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As New Zealand entered the nationwide lockdown in response to COVID-19, I was acutely aware of the privileged position I was in as a dairy f...
Sunday, 22 March 2020

A DIRA Decision -- March 2020

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As the world is faced with torrents of horrific news as the pandemic sweeps the globe, it feels like there is little to be positive about. B...
Sunday, 8 March 2020

Pineapple Upside Down Cake, The Country -- March 2020

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Every enthusiastic amateur cook knows the best time to experiment with a new recipe is when you’re having guests over for dinner, so when I ...
Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Tiwai Point -- February 2020

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The various owners of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter have been out-negotiating successive New Zealand Governments since before the smelter wa...
Sunday, 9 February 2020

Brisket Done Briskly, The Country -- February 2020

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If you watch American sitcoms for any length of time, one character will inevitably invite another over for dinner with the encouraging phra...