2314 days ago

North Canterbury nitrate reductions may cause financial ruin, some farmers say

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from Northern Outlook

Unrelenting and unreasonable nitrate reduction demands will drive dairy farmers to bankruptcy, a group of North Canterbury irrigators fear.

Ben McKerchar of Larundel Dairy Partnership at West Eyreton says draconian proposed nitrate cuts beyond 2030 will result in some dairy farmers "going to the wall".

The staged reductions are proposed in Environment Canterbury's (ECan) "plan change 7" of the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, now out for consultation.

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5 days ago

Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!

Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?

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Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
  • 80.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
    80.1% Complete
  • 19.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
    19.9% Complete
874 votes
3 days ago

Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?

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5 hours ago

Christmas Spirit

Allan from Rangiora

Went to New World Christmas Eve brought some groceries and as I went to pay a
very kind Lady behind me in the queue reached out and paid for my purchase.
The world still has some wonderful people in it even in these troubled times.