Associate agriculture minister and Act New Zealand MP Andrew Hoggard in his happy place, down on a farm. "I knew all the people, well, most of the people within the bureaucracy," Mr Hoggard said. It also helped that Mr Hoggard remains a hands-on farmer. "We had to go through a consent renewal then, but our old consent actually prohibited us from doing what was considered best practice. "I think everyone can sort of have a ‘what happens on the field, stays on the field’ sort of attitude," Mr Hoggard said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 26, 2025 15:35 UTC