PremiumPremiumOpinionGary Taylor: Five environmental issues the Government needs to deliver onCOMMENT: Why has reform in the most neglected part of our environment stalled?19 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSulphur fumes and kingfish: On board the first charter boat out after White Island'We could see the abandoned helicopter standing in the desolation.'14 Jan 06:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: This broken country (and the Govt that says it wants to fix it)COMMENT: Why has Govt done so much less than promised? Simon Wilson's election challenge.10 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Right to protest is no license to threaten or abuseEditorial: Conservation staff should not have to tolerate threats from 1080 opponents.16 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElizabeth Soal: Water, water, everywhere but not a drop of fundingComment: Piecemeal decisions on our essential resource need to be centralised.12 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: The political play for the hearts and minds of farmersCOMMENT: It would appear Labour is not winning too many of those hearts and minds.05 Dec 02:39 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLeighton Smith: Where has the National Party gone?Comment: 'Lack of political spine and blind to what used to be their core constituency.'25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMichael Kampkes: Fonterra must speed up its move from coalCOMMENT: Dairy giant should come clean, or at least open up, about environmental change.11 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Climate change shift enhances Simon Bridges' leadershipCOMMENT: In subterranean battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins, Bridges won.08 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRon Frew: Freshwater proposals are much pain for minimal gainComment: Potential for social and economic distress on a scale not seen since the 1930s.27 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Labour backdown is a Govt winCOMMENT: And it neutralised the National Party at the same time.26 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Farmers riding to NZ's economic rescue ... againCOMMENT: Commodity prices are likely to keep NZ ahead of the pack as global economy slows.26 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPeter Lyons: Govt should tell Rio Tinto where to stick its smelterComment: Blatant corporate blackmail should be treated with the contempt it deserves.24 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: the good and not-so-much of the new methane emissions rulesComment: Always expect more from Government, never rely on it.24 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Is that purring coming from the Beehive?James Shaw's patience pays off handsomely, writes Audrey Young.24 Oct 12:55 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon Yarrow: Time is right to target UK and Ireland agritech marketsComment: Agritech exports of around $1.5 billion a year but flat for past decade.21 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFreshwater reforms show a better world is possibleCOMMENT: Combined initiatives could achieve something greater than the sum of their parts.20 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmersComment: Proposals will penalise farming systems with the lightest environmental touch.17 Oct 02:00 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Coalition cardigan starting to unravelCOMMENT: Coalition Govts are a bit like the Fair Isle cardie mum used to knit for you.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Time to get serious about protein technologyEDITORIAL: Food industry can't afford to close eyes to disruption08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSir Graham Henry: Stay on the ball for kiwi survivalCOMMENT: The kiwi population has been declining at a rate of 2 per cent every year.07 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDaisy Abraham: All aboard the climate action bandwagonComment: Waters are rising, people are starving, forests are burning.02 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElizabeth Soal: Why freshwater plans have shocked farmersCOMMENT: It's clear planning changes need to happen quickly, and rules imposed swiftly.01 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Ardern impotent on NZ First's bad behaviourCOMMENT: The Prince of the Provinces is taking a few days off to study the Cabinet Manual.30 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Shane Jones' blunt words short on proprietyEDITORIAL: 'There must be a limit to brandishing our money while uttering ultimatums.'30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTeuila FuataiTeuila Fuatai: Pacific people treated differentlyCOMMENT: Fly-in fly-out Pacific Island workers get a rough immigration deal.30 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEve McCallum: Time to take a step back on climate changeComment: Climate change has become the new "cool" thing for young people.29 Sep 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Could Fonterra still be our national champion?EDITORIAL: The good news is New Zealand milk is once again king.26 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAaron Martin: Expect big queue with work visa changesCOMMENT: How will the new system work and when will it be implemented?23 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOwen Jennings: The evil legacy of a vile dictatorComment: Mugabe's atrocities were conducted openly, the world knew and failed to act.18 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Farm leaders in dance over freshwater planCOMMENT: Finally long-delayed "action plan for freshwater" discussion document has arrived17 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Anguish and despair - why have we made farmers feel ashamed?COMMENT: If farmers don't see a future, then the future of New Zealand Inc looks bleak.14 Sep 05:20 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNiki BezzantNiki Bezzant: Mistrust of farmers is misplacedCOMMENT: My experience of growers of our food is that they love what they do.14 Sep 05:05 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Who needs the Greens when Labour hates farmers this much?COMMENT: Our farmers are world-class and we should be proud of them, not shaft them.05 Sep 07:00 PM