Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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New Zealand's leading rural sector organisation, Federated Farmers of New Zealand represents 17,000 member farmers and rural families throughout New Zealand. A network of 24 provinces, together with associated area networks or branches, provides a locally based, democratic organisation that gives farmers a collective voice nationally and within each province.
Following declining profit for the sheep and beef sector, a new horizon for the sheep and beef sector hinges on the meat sector strategy and a positive follow-on from the wool industry taskforce, to create a viable future.
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Federated Farmers believes last week’s results from Ravensdown and Ballance shows that farmers are focused on productive investment.
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CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers has invited Forest & Bird to go into the open market and buy farmland for the Mackenzie drylands park it wishes to establish.
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20 percent of New Zealand’s sheep and beef farms could be replaced by oxymoronic ‘carbon forestry’, if the ambitions of foreign owned carbon foresters and the Government are realised.
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Federated Farmers is getting ready to celebrate the many positive attributes of the honey bee, as Bee Week 2010 rolls around next week.
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CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers is supportive of Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) decision to place a moratorium on water take consent applications for the Hurunui River.
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Federated Farmers has responded to the Wellington Coroner by pointing out a 23 percent reduction in the ‘farm toll’ between 2006 and 2009.
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Federated Farmers has pledged its full support to Beef+Lamb NZ as well as the Meat Industry Association for development of a Meat Industry Strategy.
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Federated Farmers believes the weakness of New Zealand’s capital markets has been exposed by Bright Dairy & Food Co Limited of China, taking a 51 percent stake in Synlait Milk.
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Federated Farmers believes the medium term priority for New Zealand economic development is to maximise agricultural opportunities in New Zealand, rather than spreading ourselves too thinly by rushing into third countries.
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Federated Farmers is hailing research being published in the journal Food Policy, by University of Otago’s Associate Professor John Knight and colleagues, about consumer preferences in New Zealand’s largest European export market.
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Federated Farmers is congratulating scientists at the Crown Research Institute, Scion, for pursuing a biological control agent for the spectacularly named Australian pest, the Gum Leaf Skeletoniser.
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Federated Farmers is calling for perspective on the sale of the 16 remaining CraFarm properties, for which the international tenders close tomorrow afternoon.
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Yesterday saw the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) start impacting all New Zealanders, but Federated Farmers focus is now on the promised 2011 review, details of which, remain sketchy.
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Federated Farmers and the Walking Access Commission today launched a new signage initiative for walking access across private land.
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Federated Farmers is pleased that the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (NAWAC) has listened to some of the concerns it raised, when finalising the Sheep and Beef Cattle Code of Welfare, which was issued by the Minister of Agriculture recently.
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After a tumultuous 2009, farmers were again ranked in the top half of New Zealand’s most trusted occupations, according to the Readers Digest New Zealand's Most Trusted Professions for 2010.
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INVERCARGILL — Federated Farmers hosted the Hon John Key MP, for the Prime Minister’s luncheon as part of the Federation’s 2010 National Conference in Invercargill.
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INVERCARGILL — Federated Farmers, in association with Ravensdown, held agriculture’s second Cream of the Crop awards as part of its 2010 National Conference in Invercargill.
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Agriculture Minister, the Hon David Carter MP, has agreed to supply Federated Farmers with how the Ministry of Agriculture has deduced its costing for the Emissions Trading Scheme.
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Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre industry group were treated to strikingly divergent views as idealism faced hard commercial reality.
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Federated Farmers remans lukewarm as to the introduction of a New Zealand Game Animal Council (GAC), after the Hon Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Conservation released the proposal document today.
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Fonterra Cooperative Group Chairman, Sir Henry van der Heyden, has agreed with Federated Farmers that agriculture is New Zealand’s unique competitive advantage.
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INVERCARGILL — Federated Farmers, in association with Ravensdown is preparing to herald the success of the best that agriculture has to offer.
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Federated Farmers wish to show their support for the proposed Pest Management Plan of Action, released by the Biosecurity Minister, the Hon David Carter today.
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Federated Farmers is happy that RadioLive’s Michael Laws, is being required to make a private and public apology to Mr & Mrs Fowlie.
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Federated Farmers is pleased to see water storage and infrastructure given high importance in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s (MAF) annual Situation and Outlook for New Zealand Agriculture and Forestry (SONZAF) report.
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Federated Farmers welcomes the Commerce Commission’s recommendation to regulate mobile termination access services (MTAS) and urges the Minister of Communications, the Hon Steven Joyce, to accept its recommendation seriously.
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HOKITIKA — Federated Farmers is concerned about the irresponsible behaviour of some anti-1080 protestors after a number of individuals were arrested at an Animal Health Board 1080 loading site this morning.
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INVERCARGILL — Southland and Otago farmers are being issued an open invitation by Federated Farmers to attend the 2010 Dairy as well as the Meat & Fibre meetings, as part of Federated Farmers 2010 National conference being held in Invercargill from 23-25 June.
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INVERCARGILL — Agribusiness Person of the Year in association with Ravensdown, Agri Personality of the Year and Agriculture’s Cream of the Crop, all at Federated Farmers 2010 National Conference Federated Farmers is preparing to recognise the very best New Zealand agriculture has to offer in its prestigious 2010 awards evening – all part of the Federation’s 2010 National conference being held in Invercargill.
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Federated Farmers welcomes the Minister of Conservation, the Hon Kate Wilkinson’s, announcement today that Government is looking at specific options regarding the management of Canada Geese.
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Federated Farmers is openly welcoming Government proposals to repeal the arcane gift duty tax, which it believes is an impediment to smooth farm succession.
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Federated Farmers submission on regulations for exemptions and thresholds for calculating agricultural emissions, has reminded senior politicians there is no ‘review provision’ in the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Act 2009.
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Following an independent review, proposed changes to the Dam Safety Scheme will remove many low risk farm dams from exposure to significant compliance costs.
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INVERCARGILL — With Federated Farmers National Conference coming up between 23 and 25 June in Invercargill, farmers are being asked to register with Federated Farmers in order to hear senior politicians pitch to farmers.
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As the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from 1 July, looks set to strip at least $1.527 billion from taxpayers, those Kiwis emigrating from New Zealand will be spared the ETS’ cost on the fuel their plane consumes.
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Federated Farmers Rural Butchers is looking work with the Ministry of Agriculture (MAF) to ensure that all rural butchers understand the new Animal Welfare (Commercial Slaughter) Code of Welfare 2010, published recently.
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Federated Farmers is pleased that agriculture was well represented in the 2010 Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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Federated Farmers is hailing Tom Henderson appointment as an Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit (O.N.Z.M), as great recognition for one of Federated Farmers most senior members and the ‘Sir Bill Hamilton’ of modern water storage.
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Federated Farmers is highlighting Fonterra’s latest joint venture (JV) acquisition in the United States as well as Westland Milk Products research led development of its yoghurt line, as further evidence of innovation-led value being put into dairy products.
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Federated Farmers is dampening down expectations of the private and public sector following a recent surge in the ANZ commodity price index.
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WAIKATO — Reports of a couple farm-feed thefts in the Waikato region have alarmed Federated Farmers Waikato provincial president and may highlight a wider nation issue.
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Using the Minister of Agriculture & Forestry’s own cost figures for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the national dairy herd will need to expand by 88,000 cows just to offset the $44.46 million ($3,900 per farm) in ETS costs from 1 July.
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INVERCARGILL — New Zealand’s Prime Minister, the Hon John Key MP, is to participate in a two-hour session as part of Federated Farmers National Conference on Friday 25 June.
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Conor English, Federated Farmers Chief Executive Officer.
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Using the Minister of Agriculture's costing for the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Federated Farmers estimates it will take the profit from 4.7 million lambs to offset the $42,973,476 ($1,475 per sheep and beef farm) of ETS costs from 1 July 2010.
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Federated Farmers welcomes today’s research funding announcement made by the Hon David Carter, Minister of Agriculture.
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While Federated Farmers is cautiously welcoming Fonterra Cooperative Group’s 2010/11 season milk price forecast of $6.60 per kilogram of milksolids (kg/MS), it is also warning this will not be 2007 revisited.
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NORTHLAND — Northland farmer, Matt Long has taken over as Federated Farmers Northland provincial president.
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Federated Farmers believes the conditional sale by the receivers of 16 CraFarm farms to UBNZ Funds Management, the New Zealand company partly owned by Hong Kong listed Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings, reflects a lack of depth in New Zealand capital markets.
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Federated Farmers has congratulated MAF Biosecurirty for intercepting a consignment of fruit imported from Queensland, which contained viable fruit fly eggs.
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Federated Farmers is welcoming Budget 2010 with some misgivings about the ongoing growth of Government spending and the impact of higher Government charges, particularly the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), will have on inflation “The Government’s ambition to rebalance the economy in favour of the tradable sector is admirable,” says Philip York, Federated Farmers economics & commerce spokesperson.
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Federated Farmers has calculated the Emissions Trading Scheme will directly cost New Zealand businesses and families $527 million in its first year. Indirect cost impacts will likely add tens of millions more.
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From 1 July 2010, Federated Farmers has estimated the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will directly cost pastoral agriculture almost $86 million in its first 12 months of operation.
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Federated Farmers is asking Forest and Bird to reconsider recent comments condemning high country tenure review.
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With confirmed outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in South Korea (20 April 2010) and Japan (22 April 2010), Federated Farmers has written to the Ministers of Tourism and Biosecurity, to request increased biosecurity vigilance at all ports of entry.
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The latest Statistics NZ trade data, released today, is evidence of a long awaited export-led rebalancing of the economy.
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Federated Farmers is commending the Reserve Bank for keeping the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged at 2.5 percent.
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Almost a year ago to the day, Federated Farmers warned provisional import health standards for pork could set a dangerous biosecurity precedent.
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Federated Farmers commends Fonterra for raising its forecast milk price by 40 cents per kilogram of milk solids, but is warning that this rise must be kept in context.
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SOUTHLAND — Federated Farmers in urging farms caught up in the Southland floods to stay in contact with their neighbours.
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CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers welcomes the appointment to Environment Canterbury (ECan), of seven Commissioners under the chair of Dame Margaret Bazley.
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Federated Farmers is urging Farmer Market organisers, considering opening on ANZAC morning, to reconsider.
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Federated Farmers has welcomed a widening of drought measures to encompass the Bay of Plenty (Western Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Kawerau, Opotiki, Whakatane and Tauranga), South Taranaki, parts of South Canterbury (Mackenzie, Waimate and Waitaki) and Otago (Central Otago and Dunedin City).
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GISBORNE — About 100 Nuffield farming Scholars will focus their attention on Gisborne agribusinesses at New Zealand Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust Conference in a three day event being held 13-16 May 2010.
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Federated Farmers is disappointed Cabinet has agreed to lift the driving age to 16 as it will not have any impact on lowering the road toll.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Federated Farmers is challenging Massey's Dr Mike Joy and the Cawthron Institute to name the other 299 rivers on a list, where it is claimed the Manawatu is among the worst in the world.
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Federated Farmers wishes to commend Prime Minister, the Hon John Key for pushing free trade in his talks with United States Vice-President, Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack.
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Federated Farmers is urging more stringent education for the recreational use of all terrain vehicles (ATV).
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ROXBURGH — Transpower must agree access arrangements as the final part of the upgrade to the Roxburgh to Islington electricity transmission line, starting Monday, will need additional private land.
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INVERCARGILL — Speech by Don Nicolson, President of Federated Farmers, to the 2010 New Zealand Farm Forestry Association in Invercargill Good morning everyone.
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Federated Farmers is welcoming today’s announcement to extend the areas affected by drought and are urging farmers to work proactively to minimise the effects.
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Federated Farmers believes the announcement that the average price for whole milk powder has risen 21 percent will boost confidence, both in the farming and banking sectors.
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DARFIELD — Canterbury members of Federated Farmers are welcoming news Fonterra Cooperative Group is commencing consultation on the construction of a state-of-the-art processing facility in Darfield.
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While Federated Farmers is restating its support for the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, it’s also cautioning that New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) means the country is going where the other 26 nation members aren’t.
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CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers sees a number of positives coming out of Government’s decision to sack the Environment Canterbury Council (ECan) and replace it with commissioners.
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The Minister of Transport’s decision to allow heavy vehicles to carry greater loads on specified roads is good news for the agricultural industry.
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New Zealand went country for Federated Farmers Farm Day on Sunday.
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CANTERBURY — Federated Farmers says Government’s decision to disband the Environment Canterbury (Ecan) Council highlights the need for the Canterbury region to make some constructive decisions about its resources and environment.
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Federated Farmers wish to thank the New Zealand public for getting behind their annual Farm Day.
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Federated Farmers Farm Day is going off with a bang as Kiwis start to flock through the gates of 23 farms across New Zealand.
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Federated Farmers is extending a warm welcome to all New Zealanders to come and see what New Zealand farmers do and how they do it from 10am to 3pm tomorrow, 28 March.
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Federated Farmers is urging every mobile network company to sign up to the Emergency Calling Code to ensure 111 calls always get through.
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Federated Farmers commends the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill 2010, but told the Select Committee at a hearing today that more focus is needed.
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Federated Farmers confidence that Fonterra is on the right track, has been vindicated in its latest half-year results.
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Reports that Hong Kong listed Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings Limited, maybe moving to buy dairy farm assets and milk powder production plants in New Zealand, is a sign that the gate on the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement, swings both ways.
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NORTHLAND — With Northland in its worst drought since 1982, Bruce and Julie Paton will open up their farm this Sunday to show the challenge of dairy farming through drought.
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INVERCARGILL — Federated Farmers is to invite the 30 U.S.
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WELLINGTON — Some of the country’s leading broadband visionaries and pioneers are assembling at Federated Farmers in Wellington this week to set an agenda for the future.
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With New Zealand’s farmers in the news regarding environmental transparency, 22 working farms and one historic farm will be opening their gates at the end of the month to show what farmers actually do.
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The latest results for the Clean Streams Accord (2008/09), present a challenge to the New Zealand dairy industry.
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At a hearing on the Electricity Industry Bill this morning, Federated Farmers sought more transparency in the sector and recognition of landowner property rights.
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Federated Farmers has welcomed the new rural telecommunications plan announced today but is urging Government to do more.
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Blaming sheep farmers for the loss of 43 jobs at AgResearch is akin to blaming investors for the failure of a finance company.
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With Taranaki-based New Zealand Organic Dairy Farmers Co-operative (NZODFC) going into receivership, Federated Farmers is praising Fonterra Cooperative Group for extending NZODFC suppliers a lifeline.
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Federated Farmers believes American dairy farmers have nothing to fear but fear itself, if New Zealand and United States enter into a free trade agreement.
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AUCKLAND — Federated Farmers thinks it’s time for Rodney District Council to put aside petty politicking and focus on getting the best deal for its residents.
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Federated Farmers is excited about today’s announcement that Pacific Fibre will be building a broadband cable linking New Zealand and Australia to the USA.
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Federated Farmers is commending the Reserve Bank for keeping the official cash rate at 2.5 percent.
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