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Hello people. I thought I might be a bit different today and describe the council (Horizons) efforts at approving the above for consultation May 2007. The discussion document had lots and lots of blank pages, with staff telling councilors what should have been in...

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. Ministers interference in the Judicial process. An enabler. To enable. Oh My God.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Were you watching the "Perfect Planet" tonight on TV1 7.00pm???????. David Attenburgh. 24/01/2021.During the course of the...

Brurrr. I have been cuddled up under the heat pump for a lot of the day ,7th Dec. Really cold miserable day, and predicted to last for the next 2 days. I am a believer in climate change. Yes. I believe. What you say. Sure do. For a couple of years now when the subject...

Good afternoon all. What a morning. Rain rain and more rain. Told my sister yesterday I did not want to buy any baled silage off her. This morning my wife is giving me crap about La Nina. Saying I should buy the silage?. The experts on face book are saying so. What...

Hello again. It is Sunday nite the 25th and I am writing this blog in draft form Several things have moved me to write this up and may be I will add more before the end of the month. First bitch is TV1 presenter Jack the Prat Tame,s post on face book over the weekend...

Well well. I am sitting here comtemplating the election result. I have this gut feeling that those of us who speak out should be careful. WE have absolute nutters on public platforms such as Facebook rubbishing farmers,. We have some in the media conducting themselves...

Hello people. I just had to comment on the election. I will say I predicted it . Certainly from last year when I attended the Lower Nth Is National party conference in Palmerston North. Remember I gave the organisers heaps ,saying that the party,s 2 tick policy...

Hi di hi. Sorry this months post is a bit late. I will try to put up another next week commenting on the election. My thoughts are that whilst the main parties are still flying high,their days are numbered. It is amazing getting around the district and talking to...

Hells bells and all that . I made the wrong call with NPSFW. Southland farmers up in arms over winter crop restrictions  and pugging rules. Minister Parker has made some concessions with regard to troughs and gate ways, but bye the bye is holding the United Nations...

I thought I had better comment on the above. I have been a bit slack on this really ,but then I find it all abit tiresome. This is my view. The odd very speacial catchment such as the Horowhenua lake will get abit of attention. The vegi groweres will go along with it....