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See below for Chairman Brian Mason’s report from our LCA meeting on 30th May 2024

See below for Chairman Brian Mason’s report from our LCA meeting on 25th January 2024

See below the Rodney Local Board Subdivisions Proposal supported by LCA, NAG, and RCV.

Gordon Levet, a Wellsford farmer, was a founding member of the Landowners & Contractors Association Inc. and is still an active member today. He has canvassed for quite some time the ‘Right of Appeal’ concept and provided a discussion paper and right of appeal proposal. These two articles below make for interesting and thought provoking reading.

The LCA had a very successful meeting with Northland MP Grant McCallum on Monday the 13th May 2024. Grant spent an hour and a half with LCA pointing out and discussing the ambitions of the Coalition Government and particularly the issues which affect the rural sector.  To name just a few topics, he covered environmental regulations, reformContinue reading “Meeting with Grant McCallum MP”

The below article from the Farmers Weekly way back in 2010 is a cause for reflection. In 14 years has anything changed? Redtape and regulation control our lives more than ever.

The public meeting held on the 29 April 2024 at the Wellsford Memorial RSA was attended by 50 to 60 people. The meeting was organised jointly by LCA and Auckland Council.  In attendance for AC was James Hassall (GM Licensing and Regulatory Compliance) and Robert Laulala (Manager Environmental Monitoring). Councillor Greg Sayers chaired the meeting.  TheContinue reading “Public Meeting: Auckland Council North Rodney Farm Inspections.  “

See below for our LCA submission to the Auckland Council Long Term Plan 2024 – 2034

Following concerns from North Rodney dairy farmers about the Council’s inspection and monitoring processes, the Landowners & Contractors Association Inc. in conjunction with Auckland Council will be holding a public meeting to discuss the issue. It will be an opportunity for local dairy farmers and all landowners to find out why Auckland Council monitors farms, andContinue reading “Public Meeting: Auckland Council Dairy Farm Inspections”

The Rural Support Trust is running a Smoko Shout, where teams on farms, contractors etc. can send in a photo of themselves (the quirkier the better,) and The Rural Support Trust will shout smoko for the team. Even better, it’ll be hand delivered by Colin Gordon himself! More details about this and other initiatives canContinue reading “Rural Support Trust Smoko Shout”