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Local Government Review Essential
Friday, 22 November 2002, 2:49 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) has reiterated its demands for a review of the Rating Powers Act. More >>
Telecom's Charges Rethink Window Dressing
Friday, 22 November 2002, 12:28 am | Federated Farmers
'Telecom's decision to revise their telephone connection charges is largely window dressing' says Tom Lambie, President of Federated Farmers. More >>
Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 5:19 pm | Federated Farmers
Environment Minister launches Conservation Trust History will be made when the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust (BPCT) celebrates its first project with an official launch by Hon Marian Hobbs, Minister for the Environment on Monday 25 November 2002. More >>
Farmers Celebrate Private Land Protection
Thursday, 14 November 2002, 3:36 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has congratulated the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust on 25 years of protecting New Zealand's private land for public good. More >>
Fed Farmers Media Advisory - National Council
Monday, 11 November 2002, 3:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) will hold its 2002 National Council meeting on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 November at the Mercure Hotel Wellington. More >>
Farmers bring ATV Guidelines to Parl for Approval
Monday, 11 November 2002, 1:46 pm | Federated Farmers
The launch of the "Safe Use of ATVs on New Zealand Farms" Agricultural Guideline is a major step forward for on-farm safety, says Charlie Pedersen Federated Farmers National Vice President and spokesperson for the Agricultural Industry Focus Group ... More >>
Opposition against Local Government Bill Grows
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 3:13 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers have shown their anger about proposals to expand the powers of Local Government with an overwhelming response to the Local Government Forum's Stop the Local Government Bill petition, says Federated Farmers National Vice President Charlie Pedersen. More >>
Concerns over Local Government Bill Widely Shared
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 3:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Awareness of the implications the Local Government Bill will have on council spending and rates is dawning rapidly among businesses and ratepayers, says Rob McLagan, Chairman of the Local Government Forum. More >>
Time for Government to get serious about Telecomms
Thursday, 7 November 2002, 9:26 am | Federated Farmers
New telephone connection charges released by Telecom today are significant, and will do little to resolve the immediate problems being faced by those who currently cannot get a telephone connection, says Tom Lambie, President of Federated Farmers. More >>
FFNZ Welcomes Walking the Talk on Trade
Tuesday, 5 November 2002, 11:04 am | Federated Farmers
Farmers welcome New Zealand's bold move aimed at energizing the Doha Round negotiations, says Federated Farmers President Tom Lambie. More >>
2002 Nuffield Farming Scholarship Winners
Friday, 1 November 2002, 9:54 am | Federated Farmers
The 2002 Nuffield Farming Scholarship winners are Andrew Fox of Amberley, and Murray King of Richmond. More >>
Crop Report reinforces NZ growers' optimism
Thursday, 31 October 2002, 4:21 pm | Federated Farmers
The latest crop report published by ABARE (Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics) has reinforced our predictions for higher grain prices in New Zealand in autumn 2003, says Grains Council Chairman Hugh Ritchie. More >>
Conservation Order Lacks Canterbury Wide Approach
Wednesday, 30 October 2002, 4:20 pm | Federated Farmers
The draft Rangitata Water Conservation Order has not addressed the needs of the wider Canterbury region, says Federated Farmers of New Zealand (Inc) President Tom Lambie. More >>
Dairy Farmers Welcome NZMP Restructure
Wednesday, 23 October 2002, 2:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Yesterday's announcement that Fonterra will restructure New Zealand Milk Products is a positive step towards addressing duplication and overspending, says Dairy Farmers of New Zealand chairman Kevin Wooding. More >>
Cairns Group committed to Agricultural Trade Refor
Monday, 21 October 2002, 1:32 pm | Federated Farmers
Cairns Group Farm Leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to meaningful reform of world agricultural trade in the Doha Negotiations. More >>
Time to walk the Talk with Trade Reform
Monday, 21 October 2002, 1:32 pm | Federated Farmers
It is time to walk the talk with agricultural trade reform; Federated Farmers President Tom Lambie and CEO Tony St Clair have told farm leaders at a Cordell Hull Institute meeting in Brazil. More >>
Local Government Petition Presented Today
Wednesday, 16 October 2002, 3:12 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers together with the Local Government Forum has collected 5571 signatures requesting that Government undertake an integrated first-principles review of the functions, powers, and funding of local authorities, involving representatives from ... More >>
Dairy Farmers of NZ welcome SFO Investigation
Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 5:22 pm | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Kevin Wooding has welcomed the handing over of investigations into the $50 million of alleged illegal milk protein exports to the Serious Fraud Office. More >>
GE Liability Dealt within Current Legislation
Friday, 4 October 2002, 4:18 pm | Federated Farmers
Current legislation provides clear and appropriate protection liability issues in regard to GE contamination, says Federated Farmer's National Board Member Neil Barton. More >>
Local Government Bill Should Not Proceed
Thursday, 3 October 2002, 12:30 am | Federated Farmers
The Local Government Bill should not proceed, members of the Local Government Forum told the Local Government and Environment Select Committee today. More >>
