A publicity stunt to run a mob of sheep down Auckland’s Queen Street as part of the Real New Zealand World Cup event has been cancelled. The plan was for a flock of sheep to run from Aotea Square to Queens Wharf at lunchtime on October 17, the Monday before the rugby World Cup final.…
The Search and Surveillance bill, recently sent back for re-drafting following a great deal of confusion and concern over the powers that it will extend, has just made another appearance. Only those who commented on the original draft were permitted to make submissions on the new version, so what has happened to the Democratic Process?…
The New Zealand Green party has added its voice to others calling for a ban on the controversial use of an abortion drug by New Zealand dairy farmers, fearing that it has the potential to damage the country’s green reputation as other countries turn to more responsible and sustainable farming methods. Dairy farmers in New…
Reports are saying that farming companies and the government are locking horns over applications to set-up 16 factory diary farms in NZ. “Three companies* have applied to set up 16 new farms in the central South Island’s Mackenzie Basin, keeping up to 18,000 cows in cubicle stables** 24 hours a day for eight months of…
Against a background of Swine Flu’s origin in intensive pig farming, the New Zealand pork industry was again drawn into sharp relief (see NZ Herald and TVNZ reports) when TVNZ’s ‘Sunday’ programme showed shocking footage of pigs kept in cramped stalls unable to turn round, the long term usage of sow stalls and distressed animals…
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