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Ruth bites back
Your old mate notes that former Finance Minister and creator of the infamous ‘mother of all budgets’, Ruth Richardson, though she has been out of the politics for a while seems to have lost none of her...
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Weldon bombs – again
This old mate notes that stock exchange owner NZX is exiting its much-hyped and clearly unsuccessful involvement in agri-publishing faster than its shiny-shoe owners flick a bad share punt. It seems...
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Aiming for better public science understanding
Interactions between agriculture and the environment have rarely been so much in the face of the public, and finding a path for the future is proving challenging. Should New Zealand remain GE-free, ban...
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No, thanks!
Should The Hound ever be passing through Blenheim and needs a place to doss for the night he now knows where not to stay: with the local ‘clairvoyant’ Rebecca O’Sullivan, who offers accommodation via...
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Tough at the top
Your old mate wishes to express his thoughts and sympathies to the good people of Kaikoura, North Canterbury and Wellington who have endured the recent earthquakes and are now in the process of...
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Tax dodgers
This old mutt notes the flurry of calls from lefty luvvies for Destiny Church to be stripped of its tax-free status. The calls come after its leader, the self-proclaimed bishop Brian Tamaki, in a...
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Double Dutch
Your canine crusader sees that former Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden has not retired back to the farm since giving up the top job at the dairy co-op a few years back. He recently picked up the...
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A little common sense will go a long way for Civil Defence — Editorial
Our thoughts and best wishes go out to the people in Marlborough and North Canterbury after the series of earthquake that have hit those regions recently. We hope all affected – especially farming and...
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Will the crabs scatter or cozy up?
The voters have spoken – twice! Political upheaval in Europe and the US has made the world a much more complicated place to do business. The UK’s decision to leave Europe and the election of Donald...
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You might be on holiday, but tax isn’t
Inland Revenue (IRD) is not one for acknowledging the holiday season. The department’s making many businesses pay an instalment of provisional tax on January 15 can be galling. What’s more, as well as...
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Diddums
Your old mate notes that a bunch of Pommy vegans and vegetarians are ‘outraged’ that Britain’s new £5 notes contain tallow, a substance made from animal fat and often used in soap and candles. This...
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Greenwash
The Hound understands that despite the Green Party’s staunch policy of carping constantly about dairy farms polluting waterways, etc, it is not above accepting donations from such polluters. Inside...
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Whining Winny
This old mutt has little time for career politician and serial taxpayer beneficiary Winston Peters who, despite sitting in Parliament since the 1970s, has achieved bugger-all except fatten his wallet...
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Where'd they go?
Your canine crusader is looking high and low for the doom merchants in the political and economic commentariat who earlier this year were talking up doom-and-gloom in the dairy sector and the end of...
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Emission reductions will have costs
News last month that hill country greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are lower than previously estimated is ‘interesting’. Although farm animals aren’t included in New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme...
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Massey chancellor resignation outrageous! — Editorial
Why are people so easily outraged and offended these days? Someone says or does something we don’t like, and people immediately take to their ubiquitous social media accounts, blog forums or comment...
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Emission reductions will have costs
News recently that hill country greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are lower than previously estimated is ‘interesting’. Although farm animals aren’t included in New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (no...
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Prepare for change — Editorial
The world changed, for better or worse, with the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President. While many argue the merits of Trump’s policies and even take to the streets to oppose them, the main...
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Defining ‘sustainable’ really important
Industry giant Unilever has reported that one in five (21%) consumers “would choose a brand based on the belief that it was produced sustainably”. Even more important to a business is the suggestion...
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Wah wah
Your old mate notes the part-time Member of Parliament for North Korea – sorry, Northland -- Winston Peters, has got his knickers in a knot... He is upset over his no-show on the farm in his electorate...
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