Tommy Wilson: Water is the new oil
We may have plenty of water in the Bay of Plenty, but much of it is undrinkable.
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Hide: Labour keeps quiet its tax policy
COMMENT: What's Labour's tax policy? Don't know? Don't feel bad. Neither does Labour.
Rex Graham: Water Conservation Order must be opposed
I am disappointed that a group of residents have charged off with their own agenda.
Come clean on tax? Let's do that
COMMENT: Voters deserve better than Labour's 'trust us' approach.
Bruce Eade: A lot can happen in a month
There's certainly been plenty happening locally and nationally since I last wrote.
Water can pay to purify itself
Everyone owns water - and everyone should benefit from its use.
Farmers: We vow to protect waterways for our children
COMMENT: Farmers promise to protect rivers and streams for future generations.
Opinion: Sir Colin Meads was the genuine article
With Sir Colin what you saw is what you got. I like that in a person.
Why does animal health matter?
Just like top athletes, cows must be in great health to perform at their best.
Tim Mackle: Carbon budgets offer 'certainty'
An ability to plan ahead will enable dairy farmers to be part of the solution.
Dom 'Furious' George: Personality politics or toe the party line?
Dom George can't make up his mind who to vote for come September.
Pauline Doyle and Ken Keys: Our water is not for sale
We need to conserve water rather than thinking we can waste water because it rains so much
Jamie Mackay: Jacinda Ardern and the water tax
Jamie Mackay says farmers will find Labour's freshwater policy particularly taxing...
Stream protection a murky reality
The only way to tell if a stream is healthy is to stand in it with a net and count bugs.
Pukeko echo steals kiwi's thunder
It's plump, can't fly and at ground level, it's an easy target - but it's ours.
Xan Harding: Let's all pay a bit for water
I'm happy to pay a bit for the water I use and the security of knowing it's available.
Simon Millar: Where NZers fear to tread
New Zealand is trailing many countries in our carbon reduction efforts.
Our amazing freshwater mussels
Freshwater mussels are generally found out of the main flow of rivers and streams
Keeping our natural capital in the bank
One teaspoon of soil contains more living organisms than there are people in the world.
Dom 'Furious' George: Let's take 'vanguard' back
Dom George hopes Kiwi ingenuity can take the word vanguard back from the alt-right.
Mining new threat to rare dolphins
In the end, claimed economic benefits pushed conservation and community interests aside.
Avocado nutrition promoted at season launch
We continue to seek new ways to raise visibility of avocados in the New Zealand market.
Amelia McQueen: 'Mountains to the Sea' approach needed
The river should be considered as a whole ecosystem from the mountains to the sea.
Wilma's Whey: Take steps now before mating
Taking steps now can ensure that the herd will be in the best possible position for mating
Opinion: What price a water tax?
How far should we go in setting a price on a resource that all own or none owns?
First-hand experience with foot-and-mouth
Foot-and-mouth disease is characterised by blisters in the mouth and on the feet.
A personal perspective on crisis
Thursday August 11, 2016 is a day Simon Nixon will remember for a very long time
Health and safety vital for business
HR consultant Jessica Harvey examines the Health and Safety at Work Act.
Keeping it real is vital policy
Forget climate change and wealth inequality; the war on truth is humanity's gravest threat
Rodney Hide: Don't tax water, trade it
Farmers are right to be worried about Labour's plan to tax water
More efficient use of water resources
It makes no sense to impose water tax on one sector when all use water, says Andrew Curtis
Affordable infrastructure in rural communities
Generally accepted infrastructure procurement and build mythologies need to change