Andrew Dickens: City and rural need to unite, not divide over issues
Mon, 19 Jul 2021, 1:44PM
"It would be nice to see that as New Zealanders, whether in the country or the city there is more that unites us than divides us." (Photo / File)
Andrew Dickens: City and rural need to unite, not divide over issues
Mon, 19 Jul 2021, 1:44PM
In the aftermath of the farmer protests on Friday, some tempers have been running high as farmers allege city residents don’t understand them. But in fact, there are many issues that should unite farming and city folk.
As I drove in this morning, I heard a farmer on ZB claiming that city folk have no idea of the environmental regulation and the cost of compliance that the farming community have to bear.