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Post by eri on Jun 26, 2023 12:39:19 GMT 12
Labour is borrowing $1 billion a WEEK more than national did to buy as many votes as possible
and they and their voters expect national/act voters to pay it back
How much do they want to spend?
How much did you think you have?
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Post by jim on Jul 9, 2023 11:33:05 GMT 12
I recieved a letter from the regional council a few days ago inviting me to an information afternoon re proposed new environmental laws that will affect the farm. some or the proposed changes are; Some of the options being considered could have a big impact on farms:
- require setbacks of 3-10m on all streams (move any existing fences that are too close)
- require setbacks of at least 1.5m on all drains (move any existing fences that are too close)
- retire all steep areas >25° slope
- retire low lying areas around estuaries (areas affected by salinity)
The letter informs us that central government are driving this and the council must introduce the required laws... never mind that in my area water sampling has shown the rivers are in very good health from farmer efforts.
I'll be asking when they intend to buy the farm as our annual crop of Angus all come from hill country of more than 25 degrees.
in other news i see environment southland have issued abatement notices to some farmers that are feeding their winter crops - like you can tell the cows to starve while you go and see the council...
I'm not really looking forward to Cricket n chips for dinner
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Post by fish on Jul 9, 2023 12:23:22 GMT 12
I recieved a letter from the regional council a few days ago inviting me to an information afternoon re proposed new environmental laws that will affect the farm. some or the proposed changes are; Some of the options being considered could have a big impact on farms: - require setbacks of 3-10m on all streams (move any existing fences that are too close) - require setbacks of at least 1.5m on all drains (move any existing fences that are too close) - retire all steep areas >25° slope - retire low lying areas around estuaries (areas affected by salinity) The letter informs us that central government are driving this and the council must introduce the required laws... never mind that in my area water sampling has shown the rivers are in very good health from farmer efforts. I'll be asking when they intend to buy the farm as our annual crop of Angus all come from hill country of more than 25 degrees. in other news i see environment southland have issued abatement notices to some farmers that are feeding their winter crops - like you can tell the cows to starve while you go and see the council... I'm not really looking forward to Cricket n chips for dinner Its gone completely lunatic. If I didn't know better, the govt is trying to beat down the price of pastoral farms, so our Treaty Partners can snap them up cheaper for carbon farming. What else can you do with a slope greater than 25 degrees? Noting our Treaty Partners are by far the biggest players in the carbon farming sector. PS, I saw Groundswell going on about the Southland abatement notices. What are you supposed to do? Stop feeding your cows? Turnips have been a winter feed for centuries there haven't they? |
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Post by jim on Jul 9, 2023 13:38:09 GMT 12
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Post by Cantab on Jul 10, 2023 21:13:19 GMT 12
Found this on Twitter
"Australian booked a $19B surplus for FY23. They wisely used it to pay down debt.
Robertson found $4B of unspent money, he spent that, borrowed another $9B & spent that too, on top of the budget income falling by another $5B.
NZ can't afford Labour."
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Post by Cantab on Jul 11, 2023 14:39:48 GMT 12
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Post by Cantab on Jul 13, 2023 7:04:41 GMT 12
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Post by ComfortZone on Jul 15, 2023 19:34:15 GMT 12
a comment on The BFD Backchat
Just in the last 2 weeks Labour have donated:
*$11 million for Afghanistan
*$4 million for Ukraine
*$$19 million for wetlands in Asia at risk of climate change
*$15.6 million for Indonesia to help with geothermal energy
That is 50 million of taxpayers dollars donated to dubious overseas causes. The Labour governments spending is out of control. Meanwhile where is the assistance for storm damaged Coromandel, Hawkes Bay and Gisborne?...
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Post by jim on Jul 21, 2023 14:21:30 GMT 12
From a farming lobby group - On flow effects of the Marsden point oil refinery collapse
March 2020
CO2 was a by product
How much was a tonne of dry ice in 2021
And how much is tonne of dry ice in 2023
Actual Government Achievement
#doesthenewzealandgovermentcauseruralpoverty
CO2 shortage severely impacting air exports
Monday, 16 January 2023
Air cargo exports of New Zealand products are being severely impacted by the critical shortage of liquid CO2 and dry ice, says the industry body representing freight forwarders.
The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of New Zealand (CBAFF) is calling on the Government to investigate options to increase domestic production of food grade CO2 – including the possibility of reopening the Marsden Point refinery, which produced CO2 as a by-product of its refining operation.
Liquid CO2 is used to create dry ice, with many thousands of kilograms used weekly to fly high quality perishable goods, including meat, fish, dairy and pharmaceutical products, internationally.
CBAFF chief executive Rosemarie Dawson said many of its freight forwarder members are reporting difficulties with shipping customers’ product out of New Zealand because they cannot source dry ice.
“Dry ice is an absolutely necessity for a lot of product that goes out of this country,” said Ms Dawson. “A number of our members are telling us they simply haven’t been able to ship their customers’ air freighted product.
“For instance, one company which would normally use seven to 10 tonnes of dry ice a week for air-freighting perishable goods, is currently only able to source about 200kg and last week they could not source any dry ice in the North Island at all.
“Dry ice cannot be ‘stockpiled’ - it only has a shelf life of four to seven days. The cost of dry ice has also risen from $4 per kg to $18 per kg since October. – There are two distributors of dry ice in New Zealand and they can import some liquid CO2 but it is nowhere near enough to meet demand.”
We are in competition with Australia, which has dry ice priced at around $3 a kilo and is getting its air-freighted product to market reliably at a lesser cost.
“The shortage can also affect movement of vaccines and other temperature controlled medical supplies. Many overseas customers of New Zealand product also purchase small samples for testing ahead of placing a large order. We have members who have been unable to ship even small 10-20kg samples of items such as pharmaceutical products for testing. Those international customers could look elsewhere.
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Post by sloopjohnb on Jul 21, 2023 14:55:35 GMT 12
What you expect from a country run by idiots you get silly decisions.
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Post by Fogg on Jul 29, 2023 20:24:54 GMT 12
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Post by eri on Jul 30, 2023 10:33:28 GMT 12
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Post by ComfortZone on Jul 30, 2023 11:32:55 GMT 12
so Fogg, where is this Nirvana you are relocating to - surely not India? |
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Post by dutyfree on Jul 30, 2023 17:12:11 GMT 12
Im thinking about bailing too. If I can exit the house then I can probably work in Australia. Not a Nirvana, but not likely to be run by Greens, Te Pati either.
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Post by GO30 on Jul 30, 2023 18:42:50 GMT 12
Im thinking about bailing too. If I can exit the house then I can probably work in Australia. Not a Nirvana, but not likely to be run by Greens, Te Pati either. Aussie??? Holy crap you must be desperate.
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