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Watch Mike's Blog: Will New Zealand transform in time?

1 February 2021

This year will be a race between Government, Covid and the next generation of 15-30-year-olds. The race will see who can impose the most change on our country.

Will New Zealand transform in time?

29 January 2021

This year it will be a race between the Government, Covid and the next generation of 15- to 30-year-olds. The race will be to see who can impose the most change on our country.

Watch Mike's Blog: Covid checkmate

22 January 2021

It seems there is a checkmate between two opposite and competing forces: keeping NZ safe and Covid free vs. keeping the economy performing well and the country financially viable.

Covid checkmate

20 January 2021

It is like being in checkmate in chess. There are no moves. The paralysis is being caused by two opposite and competing forces: keeping NZ safe and Covid free vs. keeping the economy performing well.

Watch Mike's Blog: Five Covid Lessons and Adaptations

13 January 2021

We are going to have to change what we are doing to survive Covid and thrive in our new world. The challenge for 2021 is: how do we do this as a country?

Five Covid Lessons and Adaptations

13 January 2021

As we deal with new and more contagious Covid variants, it is important to reflect on the lessons learnt from Covid in 2020 and develop adaptations for the coming year.

Giving 2021 some certainty

11 January 2021

As 2020 drew to an end and we mistakenly thought that we were coming out of the Covid chaos, Covid and mother nature doubled down on us.

Watch Mike's Blog: 2020 - A pivotal year for the world

18 December 2020

2020 has taught the hort industry the power of industry unity and partnership with government. We have an opportunity to build on this progress.

2020: A pivotal year for the world

17 December 2020

2020 will go down in history as being a pivotal year in the world’s trajectory and evolution.

Watch Mike's Blog: Healthy food for all for ever

14 December 2020

Coming to the end of the year, we can reflect on our successful efforts against the health effects of Covid-19, however, the economic battle is still being fought.

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