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Federated Farmers Proposes Seven Changes To Lighten Ratepayer Burden
Monday, 10 February 2025, 10:20 am | Federated Farmers
Two of Federated Farmers’ seven recommendations call on the Government to surrender some of its tax take in favour of councils. More >>
Federated Farmers Calls For Doubling Of QEII Trust Funding
Monday, 3 February 2025, 7:46 pm | Federated Farmers
"The Government needs to step up its contribution to keep up the pace," Federated Farmers vice president Colin Hurst says. More >>
Lend, Don’t Lecture - Feds Support Shane Jones’ Banking Crackdown
Friday, 31 January 2025, 11:30 am | Federated Farmers
Jones is spearheading a member’s bill seeking to ensure financial institutions focus on their legal and social responsibility to provide credit rather than engaging in selective lending based on ideology. More >>
Government Signs NZ Up To A Decade’s More Pine Planting
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 8:58 pm | Federated Farmers
We really need the Government to start setting achievable targets that don’t require huge levels of forestry, and we need the Government to use the most up-to-date science on the warming impact of methane, Federated Farmers meat and wool chair Toby Williams ... More >>
Farmers Welcome Kāinga Ora Back-track On Wool Carpets
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 4:08 pm | Federated Farmers
"This decision is cause for celebration for all strong-wool farmers," Federated Farmers meat and wool chair Toby Williams says. More >>
Kiwi Banks Urged To Follow US Exit From Net Zero Banking Alliance
Wednesday, 15 January 2025, 2:46 pm | Federated Farmers
Since the start of December, heavyweights JP Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs have all exited the UN-backed banking alliance. More >>
Immigration Minister Delivers Changes In Time For Christmas
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 3:26 pm | Federated Farmers
"It’s been an incredibly tough few seasons, with huge pressure on farmers who have been unable to find the staff they need to run their businesses." More >>
BNZ Bosses Grilled By Banking Inquiry
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 9:33 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers has also lodged a formal complaint with the Commerce Commission about potentially anti-competitive, coordinated, cartel-like behaviour from the big banks. More >>
Feds Family Mourns The Death Of Chris Allen
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 11:53 am | Federated Farmers
"Farmers have lost a real Titan in terms of rural advocacy," Federated Farmers chief executive Terry Copeland says. More >>
Federated Farmers Lodge Banking Complaint With Commerce Commission
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:51 am | Federated Farmers
The complaint relates to potentially anti-competitive, coordinated, cartel-like behaviour from the banks, driven by their involvement in the international Net-Zero Banking Alliance. More >>
Petrol Stations To Be ‘De-banked’ By 2030?
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:10 am | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers are sounding the alarm about the risk of banks defunding petrol stations by 2030 as part of their commitment to the Net-Zero Banking Alliance. "This is a significant concern that threatens the viability of rural and provincial petrol ... More >>
Federated Farmers Say Banks Still Behaving Badly
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 11:41 am | Federated Farmers
The survey of more than 600 farmers conducted in November shows only 53% of respondents are currently satisfied with their banking relationship. More >>
Independent Report Shows NZ’s Methane Targets Way Too High
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 1:57 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers included an urgent review of New Zealand’s methane targets as one of its 12 policy priorities for restoring farmer confidence in the lead-up to last year’s General Election. More >>
Government Stops March Of Pines Across Farmland
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 7:55 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers also welcome the cap on carbon farming on Class 6 land as a further step to safeguard against large-scale carbon farming. More >>
Kāinga Ora’s ‘KO’ To The Wool Industry
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 12:08 pm | Federated Farmers
"It’s incredibly disappointing and shortsighted for Kāinga Ora to not even consider a woollen option for these homes," says Federated Farmers meat & wool chair Toby Williams says. More >>
Government Must Pour Cold Water On Radical Pine Planting Proposal
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 11:50 am | Federated Farmers
"New Zealand needs to have a serious conversation about these targets and how much they are going to cost us as a country - and I’m not just talking financial costs," Williams says. More >>
Federated Farmers Expose Trans-Tasman Double Standards
Friday, 8 November 2024, 5:54 pm | Federated Farmers
National Australia Bank, BNZ’s parent company, does not have the same emissions reduction target for their Australian farming customers - in fact, they don’t have a target at all. More >>
Westpac Unfairly Targeting Kiwi Farmers
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 4:08 pm | Federated Farmers
"If I was one of Westpac’s rural banking customers, I’d be putting some serious questions to my bank manager this week," says Federated Farmers banking spokesperson Richard McIntyre. More >>
Government Intervenes To Stop Out-of-control Councils
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 5:50 pm | Federated Farmers
"Regional councils have been totally out of control pushing ahead with expensive and impractical new freshwater rules," says Federated Farmers vice president Colin Hurst. More >>
Calls For Fish & Game To Be Stripped Of Their Advocacy Function
Thursday, 17 October 2024, 11:57 am | Federated Farmers
"Fish & Game are a statutory body but in some parts of the country they’re acting like an environmental activist group," Federated Farmers Southland president Jason Herrick says. More >>
