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Brian Fallow: Cash rate cut defies reality

COMMENT: There is little NZ can do about high dollar or inflation.

Donald Trump: Proof the idea of self esteem is flawed

Despite his shortcomings, Donald Trump is unshakable in his confidence. And that tells you everything that is wrong with the idea of "self-esteem", writes Kyle MacDonald.

Dom 'Furious' George goes to the Olympics

Dom George scores an own goal watching too much Olympic coverage rather than doing his job.

Henri Eliot: Life lessons from a Wall Street legend

COMMENT: Here are some of the life lessons Byron Wien has learned in his first 80 years.

Barry Soper: The horticultural revolution

It's hard not to be impressed by the intellectual and technological grunt going into horticultural industry, Barry Soper writes.

Jamie Mackay's From the Lip: Agricultural ABCs

The Country's Jamie Mackay is flexing his creative muscles with a clever Agricultural ABC poem.

How to cut down your monster mortgage

COMMENT: Getting rid of that big debt involves paying more, more often.

Fonterra needs to be fixed, here's how

COMMENT: Our dairy industry is under serious stress, argues Tony Baldwin. Here's a way to fix the problem.

How to stop overthinking things

Does your mind feel like a runaway train of negative thoughts? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains how to quiet the mind and unplug.

Damien O'Connor: Dairy crisis not just about farmers

Farmers can't be left to shoulder all the blame and all the loss in these times of crisis for the dairy industry, writes Damien O'Connor. It's time for the banks to front up.

Peter Lyons: Pity the farmers whose misery is theirs alone

COMMENT: Dairy farmers make milk. Banks provide loans. Dairy farmers are part of the private sector. The banks are the same.

Andrew Grenfell & Conor McElhinney: It's not just dairy farmers struggling

COMMENT: McGrathNicol business partners Andrew Grenfell and Conor McElhinneyrs talk about the flow-on effects of low dairy prices.

Dann: They had the chance but they blew it

COMMENT: It is the nature of the Fonterra's unique corporate structure that bad times for commodities mean good times for the brands business.

Fraser: Fonterra's milk-buying regime cops unfair flak

COMMENT: Criticism from farmers about the cost of supply rules ignores built-in protection, writes Peter Fraser.

Fran O'Sullivan: Fonterra makes the right call

COMMENT: Fonterra has made the right call by accelerating dividend payments instead of extending its dairy farmer shareholders loan package, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Bryan Gould: Egg on Govt's face from dairy basket

COMMENT: The crisis in the dairy industry is of course a savage blow to many individual dairy farmers.

Fonterra may shake up formula's status

Fonterra has been copping heavy criticism over its strategy as the financial pressure facing farmer shareholders deepens.

Mike's Minute: Good news for dairy

Dairy is expected pick up again later this year and into next. It's not all doom and gloom though—where dairy struggles, others will prosper.