It wasn’t long ago that rural schools were being shut down left and right, but in many areas schools are now growing in size.
The urbanisation of New Zealand has been happening for generations, but could we have reached a tipping point where moving to the city just isn’t the way to happiness and prosperity?
Whatever the reason, it’s great to see small towns livelier.
But, more people need more infrastructure and services and the Government and councils need to make sure access to healthcare and education is easy, no matter where you live.
Bryan Gibson
Exchange rate a pain point for meat export
A wildly fluctuating exchange rate is causing headaches for meat exporters. Silver Fern Farms (SFF) says between October and November the NZ-US exchange rate rose from $US0.65 to $US0.71, wiping $140 a head off beef and up to $11 off a lamb.
More seeking country life
The dynamics of country living are changing as more urban dwellers ditch the city for the provinces.
Concerns over shearer ‘bidding wars’
Reports of unofficial bidding wars among Australian farmers to secure shearers has a New Zealand shearing boss worried it could lure Kiwi shearers across the Tasman to chase the money, leaving the industry short-staffed.
TAMA weighs covid impact
Tractor sales rebounded at the end of last year, but still finished down on 2019 overall.
Food & Fibre CoVE appoints new GM
The Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) board has appointed Paul Hollings as its inaugural general manager.
