This week’s Rural Report dives into a whirlwind of issues, from eye-opening climate change books for babies to a farmer forced to sell up over land-use restrictions. Hosts Jaspreet Boparai and Don Nicolson tackle the absurdities of “greenwashing” accusations, the government’s ever-growing climate funding (including a mysterious Māori Climate Platform), and the spiraling costs of infrastructure—like a $250M roundabout! They also explore the irony of pushing wind farms on private land while ignoring property rights, the latest push for off-grid energy independence, and the staggering millions being poured into climate-related research.