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Richard Prebble: The sneaky new tax you may have missed

The "technical" amendment will turn the ETS into a revenue-raising tax.

Liam Dann: RMA rewrite looks like a special kind of hell

Everyone cheered the RMA's demise but will new laws be at the mercy of political conflict?

Opinion: Climate Change report invites two major problems

We need to cast a very close eye over what the Commission is recommending.

Kate MacNamara: Trade talks between NZ and the UK get tougher

For years now, NZ and the UK have swapped flattery. That praise is starting to cool.

How wetlands can literally save lives

OPINION: Restoring New Zealand's wetlands should be part of our climate change response.

Jamie Mackay: Ten predictions from a wily old accountant

It's hard to argue with a worldly, wily and wise accountant.

Editorial: Upgraded NZ-China FTA a win for exporters

Editorial: Upgraded trade agreement with China is a win for NZ's primary sector exporters.

Matt Burgess: The Climate Change Commission should do what works

As important as where emissions will be reduced is how emissions will be reduced.

Bryan Leyland: The good and bad news about the Tiwai Point reprieve

Opinion: Closing the Southland smelter would be bad for the economy and the environment.

Opinion: Why the Decarbonising Fund will have no impact on NZ's emissions

New Zealand already has a system for reducing emissions. It is called the ETS.

Opinion: Why NZ must reject protectionism

Ayesha Verrall is seen as a good choice as Minister for Food Safety.

Why Ngāi Tahu's guardianship case holds water

Sasha Borissenko: Ngāi Tahu lodges statement of claim over freshwater.

Opinion: NZ healthcare's 6.6m-tonne emissions reporting hole

Why are there no Sustainability Officers in any of our 20 DHB executive teams?

Jamie Mackay: A farmers' guide to voting

Opinion: Jamie Mackay offers his thoughts on the runners in the election race.

Teuila Fuatai: Orchard scheme needs a thorough prune

OPINION: We have fantastic fruit pickers. Why don't we look after them properly?

Farm land bill row: Minister hits back

An outline of what the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill actually does and doesn't do.

Comment: Why Eugenie Sage's proposed land Bill beggars belief

Bill threatens the economic future of a collection of farms that embody Brand New Zealand.

Andrew King: What we are telling landlords about heating rental homes

Comment: Property investors' lobby group urged members to ask tenants about heat pumps.