Farming with Walt
@Farmingwithwalt
Dairy Farmer | Cutting red tape. Protecting farmland. Rural NZ needs a voice that won’t back down.
📌 Why split the Gene Tech Bill? ✅ So farmers and rural communities have a fair say ✅ Protect our biosecurity and food exports ✅ Avoid unintended consequences for NZ’s global brand ✅ Respect our Primary Production Committee process Dr Reti — take the time to get this right.…
🧈 Butter isn’t the problem — priorities are. People love to moan about the price of butter in New Zealand, but let’s get real: It’s not a butter price problem. It’s a supermarket spending problem. We’ve got shoppers dropping $30 on fizzy drinks, snacks, and takeaways — then…
Bloody gorgeous defending of mining
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆👇I'm crying here watching the bloke on the left
🟢 Rural NZ Party Will Ban Public Funding for Lobby Groups Rural NZ will ban the use of taxpayer and ratepayer money to fund political lobby groups like Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ). These groups don’t represent the public — they represent council insiders, bureaucrats,…
This is political rot—pure and simple. Waikato Regional Council voted to leave LGNZ—a shadowy, ratepayer-funded lobby group that pushes left-wing policies, hides from OIA scrutiny, and exists to serve councils, not the people who fund them. But that wasn’t good enough for Cr…
If I were in Parliament, I’d be demanding that the supermarket CEOs front up to a select committee—no more hiding behind PR teams and lobbyists. Kiwis are being fleeced at the checkout while these retail giants post record profits. Enough is enough. We need to get aggressive.…
Fonterra farmers aren’t asking for handouts — and they sure as hell don’t get them. When floods hit, we dig ourselves out. When prices drop, we take the hit. No subsidies. No golden parachutes. Just early mornings, long days, and feeding the country. And here’s the kicker:…
Hey Fonterra, next time your farmers’ farms get flooded or have a drought, or overseas prices drop and you need a prop up, ask your overseas friends to come to your bloody rescue. NZ taxpayers are getting a bit fed up with you.
🧈 Farmers pay full price too Tired of hearing people say farmers should just “take a pay cut” so butter gets cheaper? Let’s get something straight: Farmers pay the same price for butter as everyone else. We don’t get a discount at the checkout — we just do the work behind the…
We’ve got one of the most efficient, low-emissions dairy systems in the world — and no subsidies. Without dairy, our trade surplus disappears. So does our ability to fund healthcare, education, roads — the very things critics take for granted.Dairy doesn't just feed the world.…
Dairy isn’t just another export — it’s the engine room of New Zealand’s economy. It generates over $27 billion in exports, adds $11.3 billion to our GDP, and directly employs around 50,000 Kiwis — with tens of thousands more jobs supported in transport, engineering, processing,…
I’ve written to the Speaker of the House. This country is legally named New Zealand — not Aotearoa. That name has never been changed by law or referendum. If MPs want to use Te Reo in Parliament, they should use the correct term: Nu Tireni — as written in the Māori version of…
Our country's name is New Zealand. "Aotearoa" is a poetic Māori name — originally used just for the North Island. It is not a translation of “New Zealand.” It was never the legal name of this country. Even when MPs use Te Reo and say "Aotearoa," they’re not calling this country…
Bloody gorgeous Winston. @nzfirst youtu.be/gTKjunT0nk4?si…
Aotearoa—originally a poetic name for the North Island—has evolved to become a powerful symbol of Māori culture and identity, coexisting alongside or absolutely replacing “New Zealand” in many contexts.
Winston Peters: We won't put up with this sham - our country is called N... youtu.be/Z5RcmG4cTz8?si… via @YouTube Bloody beautiful
It is a slap in the face. Four years for taking the life of this beautiful child is pathetic. Our justice system is going to fail if the Government doesn't take their side of the social contract more seriously. nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-of-e…
Finally, someone else saying what we’re all thinking. Co-governance isn’t partnership — it’s backroom control without consent. Thanks for shining a light where others stay silent.Transparency, accountability, and democracy matter.
Just dropped a deep dive into the dirty world of co-governance. Secret council deals, tribal veto power, millions in payouts, and zero public oversight. This is how democracy dies - not with a bang, but with a handshake, karakia and koha behind closed doors. #nzpol #cogovernance
💥 "They are arrogant, they are unaccountable, and they are wasteful - and they've got to be brought to heel." At the lGNZ conference last week, Ruth Richardson let rip on councils wasting your money - and why we need a rates cap, now. Watch the full video on our YouTube…
Luxon gave $48.7M over 3-years to Te Matatini - for kapa haka. Singing, dancing, face paint and grass skirts. Meanwhile, flood victims get just $600k and insurance companies are stalling as usual. Seems like performance art matters more to him than feeding Kiwi families. #nzpol
Many farmers I know pay over $20,000 per year for rates. Own water. septic, power lines, starlink, no rubbish collection. Check your facts.