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RMA war heads towards final battle

OPINION: Thomas Coughlan says the RMA reforms face more challenges than ever.

Kiwis are open to GMOs but is the Govt?

OPINION: Poll shows 72 per cent believe farmers should be able to plant GM ryegrass.

Forestry slash: Time to see the trees for the wood

OPINION: A forestry commentator puts the case for the industry after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Comment: 'Bloody hell, what's next?'

Marcus Musson looks at the forestry industry post-Cyclone Gabrielle.

The Conversation: Devastating weather event was a catastrophe for communications

When Cyclone Gabrielle struck, power was badly compromised.

Opinion: A locally grown alternative to almonds?

Could this locally grown tree be an alternative to almonds?

Simon Wilson: The folly of arguing against emissions reduction

OPINION: Sudden popularity of "only adapt" climate advocates threatens our entire future.

The horrific damage caused by forestry slash and vested interests

Industries want govt help to be profitable by reducing industry regulation and taxation.

Fran O'Sullivan: Logging inquiry must be just the first step

Scale of damage on East Coast demands a Royal Commission.

Jamie Mackay: Farming, footy and politics - the 2022 rural award winners

Here’s the year through my lens.

Claire Trevett: The 2022 Politician of the Year is.....

PM Jacinda Ardern deserves more credit than she will get - but she isn't the winner.

Sir Ian Taylor: 'All gone wrong' - the Labour Party I used to know

OPINION: PM's magazine cover 'tone-deaf' during a cost of living crisis.

'Cheerleader-in-Chief': PM explains her role in ramping up trade after Covid

OPINION: Trade missions have given us greater resilience in turbulent times, the PM writes

Thomas Coughlan: How Mahuta lost control of Three Waters, and Ardern lost control of Mahuta

OPINION: This week, the Prime Minister and her minister were openly at odds.

Claire Trevett: The PM takes on the farmers, crime and the Sisyphean task of getting a good week

The PM was never going to win over the farmers but is Hamilton West closer than expected?

Jamie Mackay: How will Fieldays receive the PM and Labour this year?

OPINION: Fieldays will be a litmus test for the Government.

Political Roundup: Misuse of power to entrench Three Waters legislation

The Government is showing its desperation with the new Three Waters rule.

Bruce Cotterill: Three Waters - where is the outrage?

OPINION: Cynical late Friday afternoon Three Waters news dump went unreported on TV news.