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Damien O'Connor: Forestry is no threat to farming
Comment: We want the "right tree in the right place, for the right purpose".
Michael Kampkes: Fonterra must speed up its move from coal
COMMENT: Dairy giant should come clean, or at least open up, about environmental change.
Comment: Flawed Zero Carbon Bill puts us at a disadvantage
Comment: Frustrating to see Zero Carbon Bill pass with its flawed methane targets intact.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: A matter of perspective
Comment: Can Kiwi kids protesting climate change actually make a difference?
Audrey Young: Climate change shift enhances Simon Bridges' leadership
COMMENT: In subterranean battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins, Bridges won.
Comment: Sky City could benefit from wool insulation
Comment: Burning question for Sky City – why not use wool insulation?
400m Parapara Highway slip could widen to one kilometre
MP Ian McKelvie discusses the Parapara Road.
Rowarth: Farmers need empowerment
Comment: Reducing stock numbers, increasing legislation is not the way to empower farmers.
Comment: Will protein technology actually restore balance to the global food system?
The way consumers understand food is evolving
Bryan Gould: Butter's a bit better from New Zealand
We can all help by spreading a little more butter on our toast each morning.
Brian Fallow: Trees, yes — but not too many
Planting is needed to absorb carbon dioxide, but ETS must strike a balance.
Todd Muller: Give farmers the tools and they will respond
Comment: ETS plan has sound aspects, but Govt needs to stop focusing on taxing farmers.
Gavin Evans: Smelter review a wake-up call on energy policy
Another two-year band-aid - won't cut it.
Ron Frew: Freshwater proposals are much pain for minimal gain
Comment: Potential for social and economic distress on a scale not seen since the 1930s.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Labour backdown is a Govt win
COMMENT: And it neutralised the National Party at the same time.
Liam Dann: Farmers riding to NZ's economic rescue ... again
COMMENT: Commodity prices are likely to keep NZ ahead of the pack as global economy slows.
Horse ownership - it can be a wild ride
My trajectory stayed the same. Only the altitude changed.
Comment: How the freshwater plan could ruin my town
Comment: Sheep and beef farmer Dani Darke is worried about her small community in Aria.
Simon Wilson: the good and not-so-much of the new methane emissions rules
Comment: Always expect more from Government, never rely on it.
Peter Lyons: Govt should tell Rio Tinto where to stick its smelter
Comment: Blatant corporate blackmail should be treated with the contempt it deserves.
Farm tales take a break as Japan beckons
This was a school trip and we were parent helpers so there was little time to relax.
Audrey Young: Is that purring coming from the Beehive?
James Shaw's patience pays off handsomely, writes Audrey Young.
Comment: Rural does it again for local government
Comment: Statistics suggest rural voters are more engaged than their city counterparts.
Editorial: Freshwater reforms a concern on the farm
Editorial: Still waters run deep and cleaning the waters can cause deep resentment.
Simon Yarrow: Time is right to target UK and Ireland agritech markets
Comment: Agritech exports of around $1.5 billion a year but flat for past decade.
Freshwater reforms show a better world is possible
COMMENT: Combined initiatives could achieve something greater than the sum of their parts.
Should we sell our water?
Is Whanganui wise to sell its water, or is it a resource we should be exploiting?
Sam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmers
Comment: Proposals will penalise farming systems with the lightest environmental touch.
Comment: Urban folk also face hard freshwater questions
Comment: Urban or rural, it's important to realise swimmable rivers come with a price tag.
Comment: Time to modernise our Biotech laws
Comment: There is actually more risk in not changing the law says Dr Parmjeet Parmar.
Rowarth: Economists urgently needed in freshwater plans
Comment: How much are people prepared to pay for clean waterways?
Middle NZ: Lab protein turns my stomach
Can't think of anything more processed than food produced in a lab.
Soper: Coalition cardigan starting to unravel
COMMENT: Coalition Govts are a bit like the Fair Isle cardie mum used to knit for you.