TWO DECADE BATTLEGray Eatwell has campaigned for farm debt mediation law since 1999 when he lost his farm. The Bankers Association told MPs in September last year it had dropped its work on a voluntary farm debt mediation scheme. KEVIN STENT/STUFF NZ First MP Mark Patterson expects the draft farm debt mediation bill will go to the Cabinet in May. This included the need for a neutral farm debt mediation service. Australia brought in farm debt mediation after droughts in 1994 when pressure for bank accountability mounted.

Source: Stuff March 30, 2019 18:56 UTC