Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 12/12/24

Ahoy there – the ferry tale becomes more fascinating as Peters takes command of new portfolio

One new portfolio has been added to the list of ministers and their responsibilities on the government’s official website: Rail.

Point of Order: Buzz from the Beehive - 15/6/23

How the Hipkins Govt is buttering up farmers and growers – but they haven’t forgotten funding to empower women and girls

More announcements have gushed from the busy bees in the Beehive in the past 24 hours or so, this time enhancing the information they are sharing with a good dollop of dollar signs to show how our taxes are being spent.

Point of Order: Poll finds a growing public appreciation of NZ’s primary exports

NZ’s primary exports held up well in April, again proving the country’s farming industries are sustaining the economy despite many sectors being stricken by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Almost coincidentally, a UMR probe of public opinion about farming revealed a sharp swing in perception. Instead of the negativity that had been undermining morale – particularly in the dairy industry, triggered by anti-farming lobby groups which conjured up the slogan “dirty dairying” to turn urban opinion against the industry – the UMR polling showed attitudes have tilted deeper into positive territory.