Monday, 19 October 2020

Election 2020, The Red Tsunami -- October 2020

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I had intended to use this month’s column to look back at the three years which have passed since the farmer protests in Morrinsville and de...
Saturday, 19 September 2020

Fonterra's Dividend, My Five Cents -- September 2020

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It has been quite the year for Fonterra, the co-operative not only won unanimous parliamentary support for the changes they sought to the Da...
Sunday, 16 August 2020

Spontaneous Fractures -- August 2020

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 It’s a little daunting starting a new dairy season when you’re coming off the back of the best season the farm has ever had; record product...
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...