MEATY MATTERS: Unforgettable tour of the country
15 May 2019
I have just returned home after two weeks touring New Zealand, mostly the South Island, by train and coach and can honestly say it was the most stunningly beautiful trip I have ever made.
OPINION ARCHIVES
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: Emissions Bill a curate’s egg
13 May 2019
On Wednesday we had the announcement of the climate change legislation and the Bill supporting it being introduced into Parliament.
OPINION: Don’t give away provenance value
7 May 2019
The past month has been one of reflection as I contemplate the ramifications for the wider industry of the potential sale of Westland Dairy Products to a corporate entity.
THE BRAIDED TRAIL: Where to for Chiwi agrifood?
6 May 2019
China must stay front of mind when considering agrifood developments.
The plan for Chinese Yili to buy Westland Co-operative Dairy has brought renewed discussion about the role of China in New Zealand agrifood industries.
FROM THE RIDGE: What Steve and Jane did on their holidays
6 May 2019
I doubt if a rural column has ever been written in Milford Sound, so this is likely a first.
I wouldn’t want this to read like what Steve and Jane did on their holiday but there is no way around it.
PULPIT: Forests only a temporary measure
6 May 2019
The recent Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report Farms, Forests and Fossil Fuels is a breath of fresh air, which looks holistically at and puts in historical context a number of our land use sustainability issues.
CHASING VALUE: Protecting the NZ food story
6 May 2019
I was a marketing manager for Xbox once.
To launch new games we would host huge fan events live-streamed to thousands online.
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: Trees and crops won’t save planet
6 May 2019
There's been a lot of good news recently and I’m only surprised the country isn’t shouting from the rooftops.
Our prosperity is generated from exports and the story around exports is all good.
FROM THE RIDGE: Winning couple an example for city folk
29 April 2019
Another week, another fielday.
But rest assured I do work reasonably hard when on the farm.
Last week’s event was the field day on the supreme award winner’s property for the East Coast region of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: Farmers step up to the challenge
29 April 2019
I found the Environment Aotearoa 2019 report interesting reading.
My view is somewhat different from the anti-farming cacophony from Greenpeace, Forest and Bird and Fish and Game.
