OpinionEditorial: Is gorge a pass of the past?Present lengthy blockage prompts questions about long-term viability of east-west pass.22 May 07:00 PM
EditorialWater charge popular but has problemsEDITORIAL: Public calls for a royalty on bottled water will not go away.22 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: How to tarnish tourism glowCOMMENT: Quantity over quality will turn round to bite tourism industry.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionEmergency service reform critics missing pointCOMMENT: Change needs to be evolutionary to give time to new initiatives to bed in.16 May 05:00 PM
OpinionLouise ThompsonWhy we shouldn't dispute unfairnessOPINION: Unfair things happen every day, but disputing them holds us in the trauma.14 May 07:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorCannabis stocks an easy highCOMMENT: When will New Zealand join the world with listed marijuana stocks?12 May 08:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowRetired and still renting - our future?COMMENT: One in six people aged 65-plus don't own their home, and that's likely to rise.11 May 06:14 PM
OpinionMyrtle rust should have been our priorityAs soon as myrtle rust was discovered here the government should have been ready11 May 05:00 AM
OpinionSandra Kyle: We have no reason to kill ducksCOMMENT: What pleasure can people get from shooting defenceless ducks?10 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartFighting until cows come homeCOMMENT: Dairy farmers and industry mouthpieces love to say they are environmental angels.09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMac Mckenna: Fire service being made worseCOMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.08 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBill to expand Maori landowner rightsThere has been a lot said about the imminent passing of Te Ture Whenua Maori Bill.08 May 06:00 AM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': Channeling my inner Muhammad AliJamie Mackay would rather plant native trees around his duck pond than shoot ducks on it.08 May 03:51 AM
OpinionLouise ThompsonWhy discipline is actually about choiceDiscipline is about choosing when there is a choice to be made.07 May 07:00 PM
OpinionWater rights should be an election issueA Waterways Act that puts all water bodies in trust for future generations would be timely07 May 05:00 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: The more things change...Dom George reflects on a year after The Farming Show's change to The Country...03 May 10:07 PM
OpinionLouise ThompsonHow to gracefully say noFive ways to gracefully decline and give good no.30 Apr 07:00 PM
OpinionNiki BezzantHave you iron in body and soul?COMMENT: Grumpy, tired and cold? Try changing your diet, writes Niki Bezzant.29 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorWaterways report too little too lateCOMMENT: People have known there is a problem with our waterways long before new report.29 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionTim Gilbertson: Once bitten, twice shyHawke's Bay Regional Council Romans unmasked by one of their own.28 Apr 09:47 PM
OpinionBruce Bisset: Landowners, developers need carrots, sticksComment: One thing is sure - urban creep can't be left to "the market" to manage28 Apr 12:00 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: So many years, so many killedDom George reflects on Anzac Day and how war has become a game of numbers26 Apr 09:32 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: The lesson we should be teaching our kidsCOMMENT: Anzac Day should be used to talk about what it means to be a New Zealander.26 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': Sunday, Sonny Bill and slow driversJamie Mackay's calm Easter time of reflection is scuppered by a hatred of slow drivers26 Apr 03:57 AM
OpinionGeoff Thomas: Pay shooters to kill pestsCOMMENT: NZ is unlikely to be pest-free by 2050 but rewarding hunters would help.23 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionDom 'Furious' George: Sunday show sparks robust debateTVNZ's Sunday show "The Price of Milk" has Dom's inbox chock-a-block with comment19 Apr 10:44 PM
OpinionSteven Carden: Farming is reducing its environmental footprintFarming is improving its products to meet environmental and nutritional demands.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionMarnie Prickett: Farming is breaking our green basketTwo damning reports on farming greeted by Government silence, says green campaigner.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: Why have farmers gone from hero to zero?Opinion: Gone are the farmer-friendly Fred Dagg days of yore writes Dom George12 Apr 10:00 PM
OpinionSupport your local (water) sheriffDon't shoot the Hawke's Bay Regional Council for trying to care, writes Bruce Bisset.11 Apr 11:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartClarke made us appreciate ourselvesCOMMENT: John Clarke's genius was what made him distinct, writes Rachel Stewart.11 Apr 05:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Clarke leaves a rich legacySadly comedian John Clarke is not coming "back Friday", but he has left an immense legacy.11 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionGovernments are becoming more open on tradeCOMMENT: The Government is changing the way it makes decisions on trade.06 Apr 05:00 PM