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Nuffield Scholars Announced
Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 10:37 am | Federated Farmers
The New Zealand Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust is pleased to announce three scholarship recipients for 2007. More >>
Federated Farmers: RMA Needs Overhaul - Survey
Friday, 5 October 2007, 11:30 am | Federated Farmers
The cost of the Resource Management Act has been slammed again in a survey of farmers, said Don Nicolson, vice-president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Seed Growers Optimistic
Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 11:29 am | Federated Farmers
Herbage seed prices are lifting to levels never seen before in New Zealand, says the chair of the Herbage Seedgrowers Subsection of Federated Farmers, Hugh Wigley. More >>
Rural Voice Must Be Preserved
Friday, 28 September 2007, 2:21 pm | Federated Farmers
The law must change to retain a rural voice in local government, said Don Nicolson, vice-president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Landmark Decision Vindicates Farmers
Monday, 24 September 2007, 4:51 pm | Federated Farmers
A landmark Environment Court decision on a resource consent strongly backs Federated Farmers' calls to reform DoC's role as an advocate in the RMA process*. More >>
Farmers Welcome Climate Change Announcement
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 2:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers welcomes that agriculture has been given more time to find ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions before joining an emissions trading scheme, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Electoral Finance Bill Must Change
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 12:33 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has joined calls for sweeping changes to the Electoral Finance Bill. Appearing before the justice and electoral select committee today, Federation president Charlie Pedersen said the Bill went too far and contradicted one of its ... More >>
Council Rates, Spending Must Be Reined In
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 4:33 pm | Federated Farmers
Official figures show that local government rates and spending are out of control and must be reined in, said Don Nicolson, vice president of Federated Farmers. More >>
Farmers Say Time Goose Is Cooked
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 9:00 am | Federated Farmers
The urgent need for better management of Canada goose numbers has been reinforced by official papers showing a surging geese population in the South Island. More >>
Farmers Back Anti-Red Tape Bill
Friday, 14 September 2007, 9:58 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers strongly supports the intent of Rodney Hide's Regulatory Responsibility Bill, said Charlie Pedersen, President of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Top Council Award – The Full List
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 10:29 am | Federated Farmers
Full results of where councils around the country rated in the Federated Farmers’ Top Council Award are attached. The aim of the awards is to give recognition to councils based on the responses to a Rates Report Card, an informal questionnaire filled out ... More >>
Inquiry Told Don’t Lose Sight Of Real Issues
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 1:53 pm | Federated Farmers
The Reserve Bank Act and official cash rate are mostly working well but the Reserve Bank needs to lift its game and the government could do a lot more to help the central bank do its job, said Don Nicolson, vice president of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
Taranaki Home to New Zealand’s Best Council
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 10:46 am | Federated Farmers
Congratulations to Taranaki Regional Council – the best council in a ranking of New Zealand's hottest local authorities. More >>
Parliament Misses Golden Opportunity
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 9:24 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers is disappointed that a select committee hearing the Bill of Rights (Private Property Rights) Amendment Bill has not taken the opportunity to beef up protection of property rights. More >>
Top Council Award
Sunday, 9 September 2007, 1:52 pm | Federated Farmers
The Top Council award is based on the views of more than 1800 people throughout New Zealand. More >>
Farmers to Continue Lines Discussions
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 4:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers will continue to talk to Transpower and political leaders to seek solutions to issues around power pylons over private land. More >>
Councillors Urged To Sign The Pledge
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 10:16 am | Federated Farmers
Candidates in upcoming council elections are urged to sign a six-point pledge card for better local government. “The pledge card is a way for rate payers to know who they are really voting for, where each candidate stands on rates, and whether ... More >>
Farmer Leaders to Discuss Lines
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 11:35 am | Federated Farmers
A delegation of provincial farmer leaders visits Wellington next week for meetings to explore solutions to the long-running problem of access to existing power lines. More >>
Rates Inquiry Has Good Ideas
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 1:10 pm | Federated Farmers
Local and central government can lower the rates burden and spread it more fairly if they implement some of the recommendations of the independent inquiry into local government funding, said Don Nicolson, vice president of Federated Farmers of New ... More >>
Access Takes Right Track
Monday, 27 August 2007, 4:45 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers are pleased that the government has recognised the rights of landowners and emphasised voluntary negotiation instead of regulation to extend access over private land, said Bruce McNab of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. More >>
