OpinionTim Mackle: Dairy farmers leading charge to clean up waterCOMMENT: The simple reality these days is that no dairy cow can get into a stream.15 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: The country comes to townCOMMENT: Show is about a whole lot more than farming.11 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2018Comment: The Country's Jamie Mackay takes a look at the rural highs and lows of 2018.21 Dec 12:45 AM
OpinionLee SucklingHow to save money on meat - without eating lessThough it wouldn't hurt, you don't have to become a weekday vegetarian to save on meat.09 Dec 06:22 PM
OpinionEditorial: Shane Jones should not be Santa ClausShane Jones has given a cheap loan to a dairy co-op that did not need it.05 Dec 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Trade truce relief for US farmersEDITORIAL: Suspension of the US-China trade war is a relief of American farmers.04 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDavid CormackDavid Cormack: The great climate change swindleCOMMENT: Climate change is our nuclear free moment! Or is it?03 Dec 06:33 AM
OpinionMarie Taylor: Our landscape is our responsibilityNatives natural fit for award-winner30 Nov 05:00 PM
OpinionNeil Holdom: Gas can give us emissions-free powerCOMMENT: Taranaki is being offered a scheme to use gas for emissions-free power.27 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionComment: Brexit plan will hurt NZ meat exportsBrexit proposals will hurt New Zealand meat exports to Europe.21 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Wake up Shane Jones - don't waste the regional fundCOMMENT: Shane Jones has to take himself a lot more seriously if he expects others to.19 Nov 06:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannAt the crossroads: Why the economic outlook is so murkyCOMMENT: Reserve Bank makes its forecasts tomorrow but even experts are hedging their bets07 Nov 03:20 AM
OpinionComment: Climate demands we all make changesClimate change has started and we all must take action.17 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionCameron Bagrie: It's a momentum shift, not a downturnCOMMENT: Businesses need more clarity from Government over economic direction.15 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionFonterra: The experiment that failed - what is going on?The giant co-op was meant to transform the NZ economy. Things have't worked out that way.11 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionDylan ThornePain at the pump: 'Never been a better time to live outside Auckland'Comment: Fueling up in the City of Sails proves a eye-opening experience.08 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipelineCOMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.02 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: 12 lessons from the Future of Farming DialogueThe Country radio host takes a sneak peek at the future of farming at a major Euro forum.30 Sep 08:42 PM
OpinionToxicologist: 'I'd drink water downstream of a 1080 drop'Academic says data for using 1080 is 'compelling'.26 Sep 07:18 PM
OpinionComment: Will cannabis really be a pot of gold?COMMENT: Like alcohol and tobacco, cannabis looks poised to become a huge global market.25 Sep 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Strawberry sabotage shows food supply vulnerabilityEDITORIAL: NZ is as vulnerable to pests, diseases and acts of sabotage as anywhere else.24 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionMike Joy: Clean, green NZ? Yeah, nah!COMMENT: No country in the developed world is trashing its rivers as fast as we are.23 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorComment: Fonterra needs radical reformWhen will NZ dairy farmers wake up and realise that Fonterra needs a massive shake-up?21 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionEwan McGregor: Blanket forestry sweeps aside pastoral traditionsWe need to be careful about how we go about our obligations as global citizens.19 Sep 09:36 PM
OpinionEditorial: 1080 ire unhinged, ill-informedNative species come first in 1080 battle, which is not what extremist protesters believe.19 Sep 07:25 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Stupid climate solutions - people don't want to bike to workCOMMENT: Are we prepared to wreck economy and standard of living to tackle climate change.05 Sep 06:58 PM
OpinionAndrew Curtis: Give a dam or it's see you later, irrigatorCOMMENT: Rejection of Tasman District's dam shows water storage is in a crisis.04 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionScottie Chapman: Why sheep could be saviour of farming industryCOMMENT: New Zealand's economic prosperity was literally built off the sheep's back.02 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyThe almond milk with no almonds, the ginger ale with no gingerCOMMENT: If you think almond milk is full of almonds - you're nuts.30 Aug 06:17 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Thank Trump for pausing South African land grabCOMMENT: Trump has used the power of his office to do something good.29 Aug 06:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Farmers face a tougher climateIn recent years NZrs seem surprised and appalled to discover what happens on farms.23 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Animal cruelty – a storm is comingCOMMENT: If you're shocked now, your hair will soon curl.21 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Why kill animals after an 'attack'?Comment: Animals attack us when we invade their space and we need to realise this.07 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionJim Rose: Why environmentalists should endorse RogernomicsCOMMENT: Carbon emission cuts are an international public good.05 Aug 05:00 PM
