"There is a bit of angst out there but we do not condone the use of any posters that were derogatory at all."
Protests are taking place in more than 50 towns and cities across the country.
The protests are taking place in towns and cities across the country.
"This truck arrives, from this pet food outfit… this guy pulls up and just shoots 10 of them, in the yard," one traumatised farmer told researchers.
The post, shared to the page's 216,000 followers, said framing Te Tiriti as a partnership was "propaganda" and part of "Labour's nefarious plan".
Compared to children in urban areas, rural kids often have to travel longer distances at higher speeds on worse roads.
One apple orchardist said he's lost $60,000 already thanks to a lack of RSE workers.
For many years banks have been pulling out of small towns, blaming a lack of foot traffic and profitability.
"It's that continuing loss of services right across the spectrum in rural New Zealand."
