Speeches 2010
Going forward, not backwards
Released 29 Jul 2010
With a certain log of wood in hand and a booming economy, you get the feeling Southland could almost become the Farmers Republic of Southland. Read more »
Spreading the word
Released 28 Jun 2010
With a certain log of wood in hand and a booming economy, you get the feeling Southland could almost become the Farmers Republic of Southland. Read more »
Challenges, opportunities, success
Released 25 Jun 2010
Last evening we celebrated the best agriculture has to offer. If there was a World Cup for farmers we’d be Brazil. Which makes Monday’s historic 1-1 draw with World Cup holders, Italy, as well as our historic placing above them in our Group, so very sweet. Read more »
Water, water everywhere (except when we need it)
Released 04 Jun 2010
Water has been described in a Forbes publication as being the ultimate commodity. Given this, New Zealand has the ultimate competitive advantage unless public policy, regretfully again, snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. Read more »
New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme - world famous in New Zealand
Released 18 May 2010
Its ironic Federated Farmers has had more media coverage in Australia on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme than back across the Tasman. Here, you have a media that has shown a detachment and a willingness to revisit past positions; in New Zealand we get clichés. Let me illustrate. Read more »
Working with forestry
Released 10 Apr 2010
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association was formed in 1957 and we were formed in 1899. You have 29 branches throughout New Zealand while we cover 24 provinces. You have five special interest groups while we, similarly, have seven specific industry groups. Your members manage or own six percent of New Zealand’s plantation forestry while our members directly contribute to half of New Zealand’s merchandise exports. Read more »
Yes we can catch Australia
Released 28 Feb 2010
While we’re probably not on Michael Laws Christmas card list, we believe the interests of farming serves the future of New Zealand. Read more »
Local Government funding and democratic efficiency
Released 23 Feb 2010
I had no hesitation in accepting this invitation to speak. I want to show that councils are not from Venus and that we farmers are not from Mars. Read more »
Water let’s bank it
Released 16 Feb 2010
Today I stand before you – some of our nation’s top business leaders – to put forward the farmers’ case for more water storage. In particular, I wish to extol the economic, social and environmental benefits of storing water in a country that is drought-prone but has more than its fair share of water. Read more »
Federated Farmers on the Budget Policy Statement
Released 11 Feb 2010
Federated Farmers welcomes the opportunity to present its submission on the 2010 Budget Policy Statement. Federated Farmers has been a long-time submitter on the Budget Policy Statement. We consider it very important to support and participate in this process. Read more »
