Fieldays 2023: less spending, more politics

Fieldays 2023: less spending, more politics
More than 75,000 people are expected at Fieldays. (Image: Fieldays)
Riley Kennedy
Rebecca Howard
Attendance at Fieldays 2023 might return to pre-covid levels but thrifty farmers are tightening their belts rather than ratcheting up their spending plans.They will likely be more interested in Mystery Creek's intrigue around whether He Waka Eke Noa has any political life left.   The Fieldays event, which runs from June 14-17, comes at a time when the wheels appear to be falling off the primary sector-led He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) partnership, with government ministers unable to come to an agreement on an alternative system for emiss...

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