Jamie Mackay: Why this virtue signalling Govt is so reviled by the rural sector
The past two years have been the most divisive of my lifetime, writes Jamie Mackay.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromTCN - Opinion
Peter Berg: Why Aotearoa’s native forests are worth fighting for
Opinion: Tāne’s Tree Trust on his hard work to build national support for native forests.
Samantha Motion: Protests trump apathy as climate disaster looms
Opinion: Perhaps 'extreme' protests are needed to snap us out of our cognitive dissonance.
Opinion: Why farmers are protesting against the wrong people at the wrong time
Opinion: The rural sector has become dangerously polarised in New Zealand.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Climate change, confusion, and hot air
Opinion: There are no easy answers to New Zealand or the World’s GHG emissions.
Damien O’Connor: Emissions pricing scheme should be welcomed
OPINION: Agriculture Minister outlines the case for NZ's high-sustainability credentials.
Graham Pinnell: One simple solution to farm emissions controversy
The obvious solution is to go back to where this all started.
Simon Wilson: The fallout over Govt's unambitious, misguided plan to reduce farm emissions
The new farm emissions plan doesn't satisfy anything, but that doesn't make it right.
Paula Bennett: Burp tax will take meat, dairy off the family table
Those who are struggling to fill their pantry will suffer the increased prices most.
Luke Kirkness: Hindsight won't help us in the fight against climate change
OPINION: Surely we can all see the climate is causing chaos in New Zealand.
Owen Jennings: Farmers mired in confusion over emissions
OPINION: 'Do farmers get any credit? Not a word. What do you really want, New Zealand?'
Marcus Musson: Medium term forestry outlook pessimistic
Despite current concerns, the long-term outlook for the forestry industry looks solid.
Opinion: Our farming sector shouldn't be the world's guinea pigs
I'm not buying the Government's big sell job on this plan, writes John MacDonald.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Battling confirmation bias
Opinion: Confirmation bias is a big hurdle for myth-busting scientists to overcome.
Opinion: Setting the record straight on emissions pricing
Opinion: He Waka Eke Noa programme director says it's time to separate fact from fiction.
Comment: Extreme weather events make a new system for funding roads essential
We need to continue to advocate for properly funded roads as they're vital: Williamson
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to reopen the GE in agriculture debate
Opinion: Society deserves the gene editing debate to be reopened.
Dean Rabbidge: Time to scuttle the Waka?
Opinion: He Waka Eke Noa is completely unacceptable in its current form.
Pete Fitz-Herbert: He Waka Eke Noa - science fiction or non-fiction?
Opinion: Will He Waka Eke Noa turn rural New Zealanders into Ewoks?
Rowena Duncum: Cue the trolls - it's Māori Language Week
OPINION: The Country's executive producer is saddened by Te Wiki o te Reo Māori backlash.
Jason Herrick: Education over regulation
Opinion: Govt should leave winter grazing and FWFP to the experts - farmers.
Rob Morrison: Carbon mining - short-term gain, long-term pain
Opinion: Not excluding exotic species in ETS permanent forest category is a big mistake
Comment: Log price rise a flash in the pan
The outlook for the Chinese construction sector is about as rosy as Rotorua's motel strip
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: In defence of the Kiwi diet
Opinion: UK author George Monbiot is wrong about the impact of our meat-loving diet.
Opinion: Is climate change to blame for prevalence of potholes?
OPINION: Local roads, state highways, rural roads; none are spared the scouring forces.
Shane Jones: Less climate puff, more economic realism
OPINION: 'Climate Change Commission must not become an echo chamber for prophets of doom.'
Fran O'Sullivan: 'Shameless' PM spruiks NZ
OPINION: A jet setting Jacinda Ardern is clocking up the kilometres and trade deals.
Ray Smith: Food and fibre sector at forefront of NZ's economic Covid recovery
The sector's performance throughout the pandemic has helped to keep the economy growing.
Ryan Heneghan: 'A nuclear war cannot be won'
OPINION: Conflicts between nuclear-armed powers a concern in multiple parts of the world.
Time is ripe for re-shaping New Zealand's trade policy
OPINION: I have nothing but admiration for our primary sector.
Nicola Shadbolt: NZ's role in feeding the world needs to be recognised
Understanding our place on the global food map
Barbara Kuriger: Food and fibre has a strong future despite the challenges
Farmers and growers have made good progress towards NZ's environmental goal.
Jamie Mackay: The case for, and against, Labour winning election
Don't write off the Winston factor either.
Burnette O'Connor: A case for building on productive land
OPINION: A planning consultant puts the case for affordable housing and urban development.