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Call For Urgent Streamlining Of Economy - Farmers
Wednesday, 29 March 2000, 5:15 pm | Federated Farmers
Farming, science and information technology leaders today joined in a collective call to New Zealanders to urgently eliminate barriers to the development of a knowledge based economy. More >>
Rural Trust Announces University Scholarships
Monday, 27 March 2000, 3:52 pm | Federated Farmers
The Rural Community Trust and TransPower NZ Ltd has announced the awarding of TransPower Tertiary Scholarship grants to twelve rural young people. More >>
DFNZ - Dairy Farmers Will Be 'Gutted'
Monday, 27 March 2000, 8:38 am | Federated Farmers
"I'm incredulous and farmers will be gutted," was the first response from Dairy Farmers of New Zealand National Chairman Charlie Pedersen, on hearing that the Establishment Board was being wound up yesterday. More >>
Oil Companies Must Drop Prices
Thursday, 23 March 2000, 5:41 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers transport spokesperson Tom Lambie has called upon the New Zealand oil companies to reduce the fuel prices, in line with any drop in the world oil price, as quickly as fuel prices increased when oil prices rose. More >>
Electricity Regulations Inadequate - Farmers
Thursday, 23 March 2000, 4:39 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has described the current regulations for protecting electricity consumers against the misuse of market power as "woefully inadequate". Federated Farmers energy spokesperson Tom Lambie was giving the federation's verbal ... More >>
Electricity Regulations "Woefully Inadequate"
Thursday, 23 March 2000, 3:42 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has described the current regulations for protecting electricity consumers against the misuse of market power as "woefully inadequate". Federated Farmers energy spokesperson Tom Lambie was giving the federation's verbal ... More >>
Grow Economic Cake, Pre-Funding Super Will Fail
Wednesday, 22 March 2000, 4:16 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers today told the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee that additional Government spending will ultimately reduce economic growth and employment, and the pre-funding of superannuation was a mistake. The federation was giving its submission ... More >>
ACC Will Provide For Self-Employed
Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 7:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has achieved a significant agreement, with the Government promising that it will ensure that ACC will adequately provide for self-employed people. More >>
Mega Co Now A Certainty: DFNZ Chair
Tuesday, 14 March 2000, 6:21 pm | Federated Farmers
Chairman of Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Charlie Pedersen is confident that the Mega company will still go ahead. Commenting that merger talks between the NZ Dairy Group and Kiwi Dairy Co-operative had failed to reach agreement, Mr Pedersen urged farmers ... More >>
Federated Farmers Welcomes Biodiversity Report
Thursday, 9 March 2000, 5:20 pm | Federated Farmers
Farmers will welcome some of the recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on biodiversity, said Federated Farmers today. More >>
Farmers' Fighting Fund backs Piako Farmers
Sunday, 5 March 2000, 3:04 pm | Federated Farmers
The Farmers' Fighting Fund's Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Malcolm Bailey, announced today that the Farmers' Fighting Fund would back the Matamata-Piako district farmers in their dispute with Environment Waikato. More >>
Real Challenges For Dairy Farmers
Friday, 25 February 2000, 11:50 am | Federated Farmers
" 'Rise to the challenge' is the key message to come out of day two of the Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Council Meeting" DFNZ Chairman, Charlie Pedersen said, today. More >>
Federated Farmers Can Recognise A Pup
Thursday, 24 February 2000, 5:06 pm | Federated Farmers
"Federated Farmers remains adamant that the farming community wants to stay with the current competitive accident insurance market which has delivered farmers and the whole economy huge benefits. We do not want to go back to a monopoly" ... More >>
DFNZ Council Off To Positive Start
Thursday, 24 February 2000, 10:29 am | Federated Farmers
DFNZ National Chairman Charlie Pedersen said today that the DFNZ Council Meeting being held at Flock House has begun with positive controversy and debate. More >>
Farmers Acc Concerns Recognised
Tuesday, 22 February 2000, 5:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers of New Zealand is pleased to see that the Government has listened to farmers concerns on proposed changes to ACC" President Alistair Polson said today. More >>
Increased Need For Giving Worldwide - Red Cross
Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:40 pm | Federated Farmers
The International Red Cross Movement is expecting that its world-wide work in protecting human life and alleviating suffering is likely to increase in the future. More >>
Federated Farmers Stand By Members
Saturday, 19 February 2000, 4:37 pm | Federated Farmers
South Island farmers who planted Major Plus swede seed this season have found their crops to be mixed with a fodder rape variety. More >>
Dairy Farmers Of New Zealand Council Meeting
Wednesday, 16 February 2000, 9:14 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers' Dairy Farmers of New Zealand invites all media representatives to attend the 2000 Dairy Farmers Of New Zealand Council Meeting, 23-25 February 2000 at Flock House, Bulls. More >>
Banning Trout Sales Needlessly Risks Exports: Feds
Wednesday, 16 February 2000, 5:47 pm | Federated Farmers
The Government is risking retaliatory action against New Zealand's exports if it allows the Conservation (Protection of Trout as a Non-commercial Species) Amendment Bill to proceed this evening. More >>
DFNZ Tour Shows Dairy Farmer Support For Merger
Tuesday, 15 February 2000, 12:29 am | Federated Farmers
Dairy Farmers of New Zealand Chairman Charlie Pedersen and Industry Manager Kevin Petersen toured the New Zealand Dairy Group area in the North Island last week to consult with DFNZ members. More >>
