Podcasts about he waka eke noa

The Labour leader says this year's Fieldays is an opportunity to spend time listening to farmers, instead of being “whisked around” doing “Prime Ministerial things”. He said it was also a time to amend the “strained relationships” between the agricultural sector and his previous government. Plus, he talks about the Coalition Government's decision to exclude agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme and the scrapping of He Waka Eke Noa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fieldays is in full flow at Mystery Creek in Hamilton and there's a bit for farmers to celebrate this week. Or at least sigh with relief over.    On Tuesday, the Government announced agriculture would not be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme, and the climate change initiative He Waka Eke Noa would be disestablished and replaced with a new initiative, the Pastoral Sector Group.    And yesterday the Finance Minister Nicola Willis announced an inquiry into banking competition with a focus on rural banking.    There are three terms of reference for the inquiry which will be undertaken by the Finance and Expenditure and Primary Production Committees and they are to examine:   1. The state of competition in the banking sector, including business and rural lending   2. Barriers preventing further competition in the sector, and    3. Any possible impact of the regulatory environment on competition and efficient access to lending.   Nicola Willis believes this will benefit us all and assured us on the Mike Hosking Breakfast this will bring about change.  “Change needs to happen, and change will happen in the banking sector in New Zealand so that New Zealanders are better served. And I know that the banks are powerful but democracy is more powerful, and this inquiry is going to get to the bottom of these issues.”  But back to the farmers.    Also on the Mike Hosking Breakfast this morning was ACT MP and former President of Federated Farmers Andrew Hoggard, who explained why farmers are dissatisfied with banks at the moment.  “There is definitely a mood of dissatisfaction amongst farmers around how the banks are working with them, and I guess the margins in particular have really... The additional margins over house lending has really hit a lot of farmers, particularly with where interest rates are at the moment. So from a lot of people, the main concern they're telling us is, you know, interest rates are the key thing that's creating the hurt right now.”  So we've got this massive increase in the cost of interest charges. Last year an on-farm inflation survey by Beef + Lamb New Zealand found interest costs for sheep and beef farmers increased 86.5% in the year to March. According to the survey, this has been driven by floating interest rates which doubled over that time while fixed, and overdraft interest rates increased by about 50%.   I think we can all understand how stressful and challenging that would be and the flow on effects to towns and communities that rely on the primary sector to keep them afloat.    There's also been a change in behaviour from banks. It's become harder for farmers to access lending as banks are reportedly more risk adverse and restricted under new regulatory rules from the Reserve Bank, and these are issues that hopefully the inquiry will define and present solutions to.    One of the other issues is around customer service. There is no doubt that being able to have a conversation with a bank representative who understands your business is a must. Having that one-on-one relationship with one person who understands your needs, your community, and where you're going is vital. But I would argue, you don't need a branch to have that relationship.   It might just be a representative in your area, it might be a relationship over Zoom —companies like One New Zealand are working hard to make sure we have 100% coverage around the country— so maybe farmers, like the rest of us, have to move with the times and understand that relationship with your banker might look a bit different.    So, if you are a farmer, how important is this inquiry and the issues you're facing regarding banking? Is it an issue across the board? What impact is banking having on your confidence?    I am crossing my fingers we will see some action out of this inquiry —call me an optimist or naïve— but I think we'd all like to see more competition in banking. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DairyNZ's chief executive gives up lunch to yarn with us about the government removing agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme and disbanding He Waka Eke Noa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister and chief executive of Fieldays kick off the show. Luxon comments on removing agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme, disbanding He Waka Eke Noa, and a call for an enquiry into rural banking. Nation says the “vibe" at Fielday is "pretty good” despite a few traffic issues.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's podcast, Dom is live at Fieldays 2024 at Mystery Creek; he talks with Power Farming CEO Tom Ruddenklau about tractor sales, the relevance of Fieldays and the geography of NZ… He talks with Stoney Creek CEO Brent McConnell about its new 100% NZ wool range of apparel, the history of the business and its place within rural New Zealand… He talks with New Zealand's first Olympic BMX medallist Sarah Walker about her career, her role with the current crop of Olympians and her ambassador role with Beef+Lamb NZ… And he talks with ACT MP Andrew Hoggard about the disestablishment of He Waka Eke Noa, the new advisory panel on methane targets and the technology and innovation in the works to mitigate it.  Tune in daily for the latest and greatest REX rural content on your favourite streaming platform, visit rexonline.co.nz and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FIRST WITH YESTERDAY'S NEWS (highlights from Wednesday on Newstalk ZB) Will Prices Really Meet the Market?/Why the Ambulance Never Comes/Farming Doesn't Damage the Climate After All/Why Can't We Keep Windscreens Ice-Free?/That Very Common Debate We All Have Every WinterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy NZ's welcoming the Government's decision to keep agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme.  A law change will stop farming being charged through the scheme, which offsets credits against emitting.   It's also disestablished He Waka Eke Noa and plans to replace it with a new group tasked with tackling methane emissions from farming.   Dairy NZ chief executive Campbell Parker told Mike Hosking that they're looking forward to having more precise emission targets.  He says when farmers get clarity, they will invest in the things needed to improve their farms.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another one of those sensible moves this week, with an amendment coming to the Climate Change Response Act.  It's to make sure agriculture doesn't enter the Emissions Trading Scheme.  On a side note, the report the previous Government commissioned to look at how we handle agriculture around climate change was called He Waka Eke Noa.  Tell me what that means. Anyone. Tell me the translation of He Waka Eke Noa to English.  And in that was part of the ongoing angst over the Maorification of New Zealand and how simply peppering a few touchy-feely phrases changed nothing when it came to language.  So, He Waka Eke Noa is in the bin. We will need to find a new way to work out where agriculture fits into climate change.  But here is the key point that the current Government, frequented by farmers like Andrew Hoggard, get that the previous Government didn't, is that when it comes to farming, we globally are as good as it gets.  If we made farming needlessly hard here, we wouldn't produce as much, which was always a stupid idea given we sell what we make and that's called foreign income. And when we don't sell it, we eat it.  If we made it too hard to farm we would still need to eat, and it would simply be grown by someone else who isn't as good as we are. What's the point in that?  Then we get to the science of it all. Punishing people for a problem that science is already, and will increasingly help, if not address, is pointless.  The obsession around the Paris Agreement and cutting omissions at the expense of all else has already played out disastrously in oil and gas and our ability to turn the lights on.  The last thing we needed was a drop in agriculture.  The Australian Opposition has already talked this week of bailing on the Paris deal because it's unobtainable.  We signed up to things we couldn't do, and Labour didn't appear to care who they wrecked while chasing the illusion.  Reality and common sense is back and not a moment too soon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Climate Change Minister says plans to reduce agricultural emissions must be balanced with maintaining New Zealand's production. The Government plans to change the law in order to to stop farming being charged with credit offsets through the Emissions Trading Scheme. It was the fallback plan if partnership group He Waka Eka Noa couldn't find an alternative way to charge agriculture. He Waka Eke Noa will be replaced and Simon Watts says he's committed to pricing agricultural emissions by 2030. "We want that to be industry and farmer-led, because our farmers are some of the most carbon-efficient farmers in the world." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is an insight into why bits of Wellington are not like the rest of the country.  There is pushback from Whaikaha.  Who are Whaikaha? They are the Ministry of Disabled People.    Under the new Government, names were to be restored to English.  Why? Because very few people speak Māori and, as such, most of us had no clue as to what a lot of these renamed groupings did, or who they once were.  Waka Kotahi and Oranga Tamariki over time became possible exceptions because they got used so often, given their status in the news.  He Waka Eke Noa, I bet you still don't have a clue as to what it means, despite the fact it was a very important document dealing with one of the great issues of the age and one of our most important sectors.  Anyway, all of this nonsense was going to stop when the new Government arrived because it was a major part of all their campaigns.  In another sign that despite the initial angst they actually have quite a bit in common, all three parties agreed that this obsession with Māori language needed to end.  Except a couple of things happened.  The main one being that it didn't change. The Government dragged the chain, sort of like the councils who are still insisting on mass lowering of speed limits until the new law is passed.  In that sense, this Government has been taken for a ride, and that is reputational.  Now the Ministry of Disabled People is pushing back on Whaikaha. They claim they have a unique whakapapa.  And that is what is wrong with Wellington.  Given all the ministry is going through of late, is it not astonishing they have time for this sort of debate? It's almost as though they have too many people.  A ministry's job, the public services job, is to work for the Government of the day. The Government of the day are very clear on this particular matter.  What is it about the public service that makes them think they are there to tell us what's right and how we are wrong?  Do you think, given they behave that way, they might just be shooting themselves in the foot a bit when it comes to wider sympathy for their job retention plight? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nothing says election year quite like writ day, rosettes and pledges to crack down on gangs. Annabelle Lee-Mather, Ben Thomas and Toby Manhire look at the debate around the influx of gang members and police to Ōpōtiki. Also on the agenda: it's officially a recession - what kind of political weight does that carry? National embraces GMO and abandons He Waka Eke Noa as it attempts to wrench the rural vote back from Act - does it risk alienating voters in the middle? Plus: the Green Party's tax policy, the resignation or not of Meng Foon and the question that goes to the zeitgeist: have we, as Christopher Luxon says, really become a "very negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking" country? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former president of Federated Farmers and current Act candidate shares his thoughts on what he brings to the Act Party. He also gives his opinion on He Waka Eke Noa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade says he's committed to carrying on with He Waka Eke Noa. He also ponders how New Zealand's primary sector has achieved record returns despite having record-low farmer confidence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Climate Change Minister, and Green Party co-leader, says He Waka Eke Noa is not dead - in fact, it's “still breathing” and “very much alive”. He's also “pleasantly surprised” by the warm reception from the Fieldays crowd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Act Party has just released its agricultural policy - Standing Up for Rural New Zealand - we ask its leader what's in it for Kiwi farmers, as well as where he stands on He Waka Eke Noa. He also discusses Act members Mark Cameron and Andrew Hoggard who are both farmers and predicts his party's chances in the polls. He then ponders whether he'd work with Winston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister's confident he'll find common ground with farmers over He Waka Eke Noa, but has stopped short of promising it pre-election. He Waka Eke Noa is the Government sector group tasked with pricing agricultural emissions, meant to kick in from 2025. Chris Hipkins today ruled out a fertiliser tax after opposition from the industry, saying he wants instead to make the emissions scheme work. He says he still has faith in that plan. "I'm meeting with the sector leaders again tomorrow to talk about it. I'm optimistic that we'll be able to get an agreement, but I'm not going to put a particular date on it." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Prime Minister insists He Waka Eke Noa isn't dead and ponders whether this could alienate farmer voters in an election year. He also talks about scrapping a proposed fertiliser tax and the government finally delivering on its 2020 promise to tighten up the conversion of farmland to forestry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's leader comments on his “wet, whiny” remarks and says his party's emissions policy is not kicking the can down the road. He also says He Waka Eke Noa is dead before expertly dodging Mackay's enquiries into whether he will team up with Winston Peters or David Seymour. He then left to a round of applause from the Fieldays crowd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabobank's chief executive says the bank still supports He Waka Eke Noa but only if it is “workable, fair and equitable” across the sectors. He also discusses interest rates; and challenges for the dairy industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, current affairs commentator Josie Pagani and Trish Sherson from Sherson Willis PR joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day- and more! Chris Luxon is under fire for describing New Zealand as a 'negative, wet, whiny, inward-looking country' that has 'lost the plot'. How does this look? Does he make any good points? Will this appeal to voters? National has released their climate change policy, promising an on-farm, emissions pricing plan by 2030- 5 years later than the timeframe Government has worked out with He Waka Eke Noa. Is this in the best interests for farmers? The Green Party has released their tax policy- they plan to introduce a wealth tax of 2.5 percent on assets worth more than $2 million and raise the top tax rate to 45 percent. What will Labour think of this? Will this drive undecided voters further right? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government says it's committed to working with farmers in the wake of National's newly announced emissions policy. If elected, National would push back the start date for farmers paying for emissions to 2030. Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor says Federated Farmers has walked away from He Waka Eke Noa, the Government's emissions policy, but other groups are still on board. O'Connor says Labour's not going to put in tax on nitrogen emissions. "It's up to them. We've worked with them all the way through, we're not going to impose something on them that they don't think is workable. But just delaying is not going to help them in the market." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Parliamentary inquiry has been launched and Michael Wood has temporarily lost his transport portfolio, after he failed to disclose and sell his shares in Auckland Airport. Mr Wood told the Cabinet Office numerous times he would dispose of the shares, but had failed to do so. Neale, Tim and Kathryn discuss whether he will be able to return as Transport Minister. National says the government has killed the He Waka Eke Noa plan, and that it is no longer a bipartisan process. Party leader Christopher Luxon claims the government is no longer working in consensus with the sector on its agricultural emissions plan. And a new poll is suggesting crime is registering more and more as a concern with voters Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of public affairs firm Capital. Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party Campaign Director in 2020. He is a director of several companies, including Museum Street Strategies, a public affairs firm.

A Parliamentary inquiry has been launched and Michael Wood has temporarily lost his transport portfolio, after he failed to disclose and sell his shares in Auckland Airport. Mr Wood told the Cabinet Office numerous times he would dispose of the shares, but had failed to do so. Neale, Tim and Kathryn discuss whether he will be able to return as Transport Minister. National says the government has killed the He Waka Eke Noa plan, and that it is no longer a bipartisan process. Party leader Christopher Luxon claims the government is no longer working in consensus with the sector on its agricultural emissions plan. And a new poll is suggesting crime is registering more and more as a concern with voters Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of public affairs firm Capital. Tim Hurdle is a former National senior adviser, was the National Party Campaign Director in 2020. He is a director of several companies, including Museum Street Strategies, a public affairs firm.

The NZ First leader talks about Fieldays, He Waka Eke Noa, a government in self-destruct mode, ageism and Ronald Reagan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a big day for council and the electoral system we have a bit of Political Commentary from Rod Oram. He also discusses National's potential withdrawing of support for He Waka Eke Noa, the farm emissions working group. Whakarongo mai nei!

A plan to price the country's agricultural emissions may be put out to pasture before it gets going, as National backs away from supporting it. A farmer and grower-led group - called He Waka Eke Noa - was set up in 2019 to work with the Government to develop a world-first pricing scheme. The Opposition has now declared the plan dead - the Climate Change Minister argues that puts New Zealand's ability to meet its climate targets in jeopardy. Political reporter Anneke Smith reports.

We ask the National Party leader why he's better in person than on television. Plus, what are the Nats going to do regarding He Waka Eke Noa, the fertiliser tax and housing gobbling up some of our best farmland?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fraught negotiations on the emissions pricing deal between the government and farmers is leaving the industry-shaping agreement up in the air. He Waka Eke Noa was promised by the former Prime Minister as a world-leading collaboration to measure and reduce on-farm emissions, but the goal posts have repeatedly moved back, leaving little time before the election. Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor was unavailable for an interview with Morning Report. The acting national president of Federated Farmers, Wayne Langford, spoke to Corin Dann.

Ambitions to price agricultural emissions in a world-leading way could fall flat as the time remaining before the election dwindles. The He Waka Eke Noa deal between the government and farmers hasn't yet been agreed on, leaving leaders scrambling to find an interim solution. Agricultural Minister Damien O'Connor recently proposed a tax on fertiliser, but that was met with a collective 'no' from industry leaders. Damien O'Connor was unavailable for an interview with Morning Report. Editor of the POLITIK website, Richard Harman, spoke with Corin Dann.

The Green Party co-leader and Climate Change Minister comments on the prospect of a fertiliser tax to replace a “mind-bogglingly complex” He Waka Eke Noa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The rural raconteur has his say on He Waka Eke Noa, rumours of a fertiliser tax and bilingual road signs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture Damien O'Connor is looking into the idea of implementing a fertilizer tax, costing as much as $150 per tonne. This tax would replace He Waka Eke Noa, as there are reports that the Government is becoming frustrated with its lack of results. West Coast farmer and former Federated Farmers President Katie Milne told Jack Tame that this isn't reflected in the statistics, as agricultural greenhouse gas emissions were down by 1.6% last year, and New Zealand overall had a drop of 1.1%. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National's agriculture spokesman comments on the potential demise of He Waka Eke Noa, and the prospect of a fertiliser tax. We also ask him how good is our FTA with the UK that kicks off today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We ask Groundswell's co-founder if his ginger group's war on unworkable regulations resulted in a He Waka Eke Noa scalp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Lamb Day celebrations continue with the chair of Beef + Lamb NZ. We chat about falling livestock numbers and ask what's going on with He Waka Eke Noa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade talks about his recent Ag Minister talkfest on climate change in Washington DC. Plus, we ask whether he agrees that the Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti horticulture industries urgently need more Government direction and support if they are to recover to pre-cyclone levels of growth within the next decade.  And where are we at with He Waka Eke Noa?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The North Otago farmer, and award-winning environmentalist, comments on Greenpeace, David Parker, and whether He Waka Eke Noa will end up on the Prime Minister's policy bonfire.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minister of Agriculture and Trade talks about a big week for his family, his nephews Peter and Nick O'Connor making the Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final, whether He Waka Eke Noa and a carbon tax are going on the PM's policy bonfire, and whether the looming recession and Three Waters (now Affordable Water Reform) will cost Labour the election.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand's food and fibre sectors hope to find out what they can expect from new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. Leaders from those sectors are unaware about what the new PM can offer them, with Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard saying that Hipkins wasn't part of the ministerial team meeting with them. The Country's Jamie Mackay says that farmers have a lot of pressing issues Chris Hipkins needs to clear up with them, such as the labour shortage and He Waka Eke Noa. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dairy NZ is standing it's ground and asking for a major shake-up of the government's proposed emissions pricing scheme. The policy was released for consultation last month following input from He Waka Eke Noa, a group of sector leaders. But some representatives say as it stands, the scheme will squeeze farmers unfairly out of the sector. DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel spoke to Corin Dann.  

I wonder as James Shaw sits in Egypt watching yet another COP gabfest go nowhere, whether he has worked out the $20 million our country has offered for loss and damage is essentially the same mistake they have made with the farmers in their He Waka Eke Noa response. We are one of just three countries, as I understand it, which has offered any money at all. Loss and damage is this year's pet theme. It's around the broad idea that poor countries cop the worst of climate change damage, so the rich countries should pay for that. The sad fact is, even if they did, what would it achieve in terms of climate change? If you accept that Tuvalu is going under water because of us burning coal, does handing them money stop them going underwater? No, it does not. Does it make them feel better about going underwater? Who knows? So loss and damage is yet another invention that doesn't address, or go anywhere close, to addressing the actual reason they have had COPs 1 through 27. But the main point is this. Three countries have pledged money. Only three, out of a couple of hundred. What does that tell you? The world doesn't give a monkey's. And that is critical to the farmers. The Prime Minister's argument around He Waka Eke Noa was that although it penalises the farmers, although it's not what the farmers signed up to, although it reduces our output of the very product that makes us so much foreign income, although the gap will merely be filled by producers from other less productive countries, we, she declared in her nuclear moment, would be leading the world. And when we lead the world, she claimed the world will stop, look, and then act. Except, they won't. As the $20 million for loss and damage shows. If they don't stop for $20 million do you think they'll stop when they see us cripple our farming industry? In that is the tragedy of ideology that isn't remotely connected to the real world. Nothing wrong with highfalutin ideals, just don't run yourself bankrupt in the process. And don't delude yourself that the actions of a minuscule little island at the bottom of the world makes one jot of difference to anyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Submissions close at the end of this week, on the government's agricultural pricing emissions plan. Last month the government made what farmers say are significant changes to the proposals reached by the farmer, government and iwi working group, He Waka Eke Noa. Sector groups responded vehemently, saying the changes upset the delicate balance they had struck. Sheep and beef farmers estimate they could lose up to 20 percent of their production, forcing them to sell up or convert productive land into forestry. The Government admits sheep and beef farms will be hit disproportionately and wants to work with them, but farmers are sceptical. Kathryn speaks to Tairawhiti farmer Toby Williams and Federated Farmers President Andrew Hoggard about their concerns and whether there's any hope of finding a middle ground

Several West Coast mayors are backing the protests against the proposed farm-level emissions pricing scheme. Tractor convoys, organised by Groundswell NZ, rolled into cities and town centres across the country yesterday, although the turnout wasn't as good as they might have hoped. The farming lobby group wants out of all taxes on their greenhouse gas emissions - including the just drafted He Waka Eke Noa partnership. Westland District Mayor Helen Lash says the plan is unworkable and will lead to higher food prices. She spoke to Corin Dann.

Farmers will start paying for emissions by 2025. The government's gone with He Waka Eke Noa's sector consultation document - with some tweaks around the pricing scheme. There'll be two separate taxes - one for short lived greenhouse gases like methane and another for Nitrous oxide emissions - from the likes of fertiliser. The levies will be set by Cabinet on the advice of the climate commission. It's a plan neither farmers nor environmentalists are happy with. Our political reporter Anneke Smith and cameraman Angus Dreaver filed this story from Wairarapa.

Farmers are claiming the government's new agriculture emissions scheme could put farmers out business. The government plan unveiled today will see famers pay for pollution by 2025 and is largely based on the model developed by the industry group He Waka Eke Noa. It's a split levy system, one for short and for long life greenhouse gas emissions. Farmers can offset their emissions bill by using new technology to lower emissions for example. Chair of Beef and Lamb New Zealand Andrew Morrison talks to Lisa Owen.  

The government's proposal for farm emissions pricing has been met with criticism by farmers and environmentalists.  Under the plan farmers will pay for on-farm emissions from 2025 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it's a world-leading initative.  Greenpeace calls it greenwashing and says it won't properly regulate, price or cut methane emissions.  Beef and Lamb New Zealand, on the other hand, believe the proposal does not take into account everything farmers are already doing to mitigate carbon release.  The National Party's response has simply been a warning for the government to not do anything that might undermine the industry consensus built during the He Waka Eke Noa process.  Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon spoke to Kim Hill.   

The Government is proposing bringing in agriculture emission levies from 2025. It has announced its response to submissions from the Climate Change Commission and the farming partnership He Waka Eke Noa. It supports farm-level pricing but says that will be challenging to achieve by 2025. The rate of the levy will be set by the Government. It's an alternative to including farmers in the Emissions Trading Scheme and it will make New Zealand is the first country in the world to seek to put a price on agricultural emissions. Kathryn speaks with Kelly Forster He Waka Eke Noa Programme Director.

Farmers could escape being forced into the Emissions Trading Scheme, even if farm gate pricing isn't ready to go in 2025. The government has announced its response to the Climate Change Commission and the farming partnership He Waka Eke Noa. The response says it supports farm-level pricing, but it has concerns whether it's possible to introduce a levy system by 2025 when farms will start paying for their emissions. The rate of the levy will have input from farmers, but the final pricing decision will be made by the government. This proposal is a an alternative to including farmers into the ETS until individual farm pricing can be established. The governments proposal also says farmers will be able to claim credit for on-farm trees during the early years of the scheme but will eventually be transitioned into the ETS.

A consultation document on He Waka Eke Noa, the system of farmgate emissions pricing, is set to be released in about an hour. But according to Stuff, which has seen the documents, the government is proposing New Zealand farmers to start paying for emissions from 2025. Federated Farmers national president Andrew Hoggard.

Twenty years ago, he thought human-induced climate change was a load of rubbish. Now, George Moss' dairy farms are leading the way in counting - and cutting - greenhouse gas emissions.