comparemela.com

Latest Breaking News On - Tamarind taranaki - Page 6 : comparemela.com

Farmers and banks – the deadly duo destroying our country

I’m happy to see farmers taking protest action as part of having their say in a democracy. But the saddest thing about Friday’s farmer protest is that while farmer complaints are unjustified, the government will bend over backwards yet again, will water down planned environmental protections further and extend the timelines for compliance. We’ve seen this too many times before. Gutless governments refusing the challenge farmer ignorance and arrogance head on. When interviewed on TV after the protests Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor, who has always been a foot-dragger on environmental protection policies, has said his door is open to discuss farmer concerns. He says they want to work with farmers. Translation = we will backdown.

Never again : cost to taxpayers of Tui oilfield clean-up balloons to $349m

Iwi partnership to ease plugging of Tui oilfield

© 2025 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.