Governance
Members wanted for Waste Advisory Board
Farmers WeeklyApr 29, 2024
Nominations sought for people to advise environment minister on minimising waste.
Agria backs down from PGW board upheaval
Farmers WeeklyMar 22, 2024
Board welcomes development and drops preparations for special shareholders meeting.
Acland marks a year of change at BLNZ
Annette ScottMar 21, 2024
A more transparent and responsive organisation is emerging, chair tells AGM.
Fee hike shot down at BLNZ meeting
Annette ScottMar 20, 2024
Strong views from a voter turnout barely in double figures.
More frustration as southern farmers meet on HWEN
Neal WallaceNov 1, 2022
Talk of betrayal, boycotts dominate BLNZ road show.
A better way to serve New Zealand agriculture
Bryan GibsonOct 31, 2022
Look to assemblies, not slings and arrows.
BLNZ chair reflects on leading a fractious sector
Neal WallaceOct 31, 2022
Looking for one voice in all the yelling.
SFF builds leadership at board level
Richard RennieOct 31, 2022
Skills learnt can be applied at community or corporate level.
A conduit from government to grassroots
Gerald PiddockOct 31, 2022
Catchment groups are ready-made vehicles for engagement from both sides.
Ask Jessie Chan what makes a good leader
Annette ScottOct 31, 2022
Chair of the Ruralco rural supply chain shares her wisdom as she moves on.
New reality confronts young rural leaders
Neal WallaceOct 31, 2022
Leaders of the past three decades have faced fewer challenges than today.
Managing expectations: leadership in the farming sector
Farmers WeeklyOct 28, 2022
Farmers Weekly speaks to key industry players about their roles as industry leaders.
Long-standing LIC board member retires
Farmers WeeklyOct 21, 2022
Baldwin steps down after 10 years serving the co-op.
DairyNZ AGM elects Brown, Lewis to board
Farmers WeeklyOct 20, 2022
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel is keen to have the new members onboard.
Thumbs-down for govt red tape colours poll
Farmers WeeklyOct 12, 2022
Deluge of confusing regulations gets voters’ backs up, say mayors.
Farmers beef up new Northland council
Hugh StringlemanOct 12, 2022
Three of five seats go to candidates with farming backgrounds.
MIA annual report a tribute to whole sector
Allan BarberSep 29, 2022
The importance of the industry to the NZ economy borne out by export figures.
Forage Trading Agreement aims to ease cost upsets
Farmers WeeklySep 27, 2022
A new agreement between farmers and rural contractors has been created to account for input price volatility over…
TB slaughter levy adjusted due to market conditions
Farmers WeeklySep 23, 2022
Only one of the slaughter levy rates will see an increase, while the others remain unchanged.
Three contest two Fonterra seats
Hugh StringlemanSep 20, 2022
Vetted candidates to vie for place on board.
New trio heads Wool Impact
Annette ScottSep 15, 2022
Team will be led by chief executive Andy Caughey.
Beef, dairy must unite to tackle calf crisis
Gerald PiddockSep 14, 2022
Rearers ‘have to become a sustainable part of the supply chain’.
Groundswell NZ is right behind environmental reform
Guest writerSep 5, 2022
Groundswell says critics misrepresent its environmental stance.
Seats open up on Ruralco board
Farmers WeeklySep 5, 2022
Outgoing chair encourages farmers to engage with co-op.
Chan joins NZ Pork board ‘at challenging time’
Farmers WeeklyAug 30, 2022
Sector has significant concerns about regs, says new independent director.
B+LNZ seeks a new associate director
Farmers WeeklyAug 26, 2022
South Otago farmer Courtney Nimmo’s term as associate director comes to an end in October.
Council working to privatise rural water
Neal WallaceAug 19, 2022
Clutha mayor says discussions well underway to bring schemes under private, local control.
Three directors appointed to WoolWorks board
Farmers WeeklyAug 18, 2022
New boardroom leadership at world’s largest wool scourer.
Mataura River flood banks under new scrutiny
Farmers WeeklyAug 12, 2022
Evacuations may be triggered by lower river levels than previously thought.
Call for farmers to join DairyNZ board
Farmers WeeklyAug 10, 2022
Two seats open to candidates keen to be part of sector leadership.
Six vie for two seats on FMG board
Hugh StringlemanAug 10, 2022
Five new candidates, one sitting director put themselves forward for co-operative’s board.
Waikato nitrate levels still exceed drinking water guides
Gerald PiddockAug 9, 2022
But study suggests changes made now will more quickly show up in surface water than previously believed.
Floods are everyone’s problem to solve
Neal WallaceAug 8, 2022
Rural ratepayers have logically carried most of the financial burden, as they have the most to lose, but the issue is broader.
Govt urged to listen to communities on Three Waters
Farmers WeeklyAug 8, 2022
Local government lobby group slates Bill as ‘expropriation without compensation’ of assets held by authorities for their communities.
Iwi push back on pause in forestry policy
Richard RennieAug 3, 2022
Letter from ministers concerning exotic forests only generates uncertainty for iwi.
Meat board appoints former WTO ambassador
Farmers WeeklyJul 15, 2022
Former diplomat Dr David Walker is the new government appointed member of the New Zealand Meat Board.
Two to take on AWDT chair
Annette ScottJul 4, 2022
One chair steps down and two step up to head the Agri Women Development Trust (AWDT). After three…
Nathan Guy appointed chair of Meat Industry Association
Farmers WeeklyJun 27, 2022
Nathan Guy will take over as chair of the Meat Industry Association, replacing John Loughlin. Loughlin will finish…
Nominations for women in governance awards sought
Annette ScottJun 7, 2022
Nominations are set to close for the 2022 New Zealand Women in Governance awards, which recognise and celebrate…
Strong wool plan still under wraps
Annette ScottJun 3, 2022
Frustration is mounting as the group tasked with revitalising the strong wool industry remains tight-lipped. While little detail…
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