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Opinion: Apples – an industry in transition to a productive future

Informed discussions needed about any changes that compound existing workforce shortages.

Catherine Beard: Exports hammered by border decisions

Strains and cracks are starting to appear in the exports sector.

Fran O'Sullivan: Importance of trade a silver lining from Covid's dark clouds

The pandemic has exposed the need for co-operation on trade matters among countries.

Kate MacNamara: Do fishing boat cameras really warrant Covid funding?

How money earmarked for responding to a public health disaster bought cameras on boats.

Jamie Mackay: Ardern's Fieldays popularity a problem for Nats

Farmers don't love Labour. So why did PM have 'rock star' status at Mystery Creek?

Kate MacNamara: The practical and political payoff for NZ-UK trade deal

Australia pipped NZ to the post in agreeing a UK trade deal, but the race isn't over yet.

Shane Te Pou on Kawerau's Tasman Mill: 'The smell of home'

OPINION: 'Uncle Tasman' could add value to raw logs and develop green industries.

Karl Puschmann: Can Jeremy Clarkson survive a year running his farm?

You could say his new series Clarkson's Farm really grows on you.

Richard Prebble: New climate report is just socialist quackery

New Climate Change Commission report is neither evidence-based, nor impartial.

Opinion: Fairly sharing the burden is necessary for climate success

OPINION: The ETS in its present form cannot achieve zero net emissions.

Opinion: To support lower emissions, oppose the Climate Commission's plan

OPINION: We need plans that work and a Commission prepared to justify its plans.

Jamie Mackay: Why Sir John Kirwan's greatest achievement was off the field

We need to look after rural folk and their mental health, our economy depends on it.

Kate MacNamara: Labour shortage an unnecessary blight on the harvest season

Scarce labour this season stems from another chronic shortage: fresh Government thinking.

Opinion: An alternative remedy for public water reforms

Opinion: The Government has put just two options on the table - its way or stay the same.

Steven Joyce: GDP figures show the true cost of Fortress NZ

Shrinking economy won't be turned around until we open our doors to the world.

Cameron Burrows: We're in the right place to face our climate-change challenge

Opinion: We need to rapidly make changes but they must be the right changes.

Opinion: Emissions offsets can protect our heritage better than Climate Commission

The Climate Commission threatens a number of sectors.

Liam Dann: Never mind the tomato wars, food prices are set to rise

Food prices have been subdued of late but global commodity markets point to big rises.