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Jamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': Sunday, Sonny Bill and slow drivers
Jamie Mackay's calm Easter time of reflection is scuppered by a hatred of slow drivers
Ian Fuller: Reducing risk when floods come
So, another "500-year" flood event in the Bay of Plenty, writes Dr Ian Fuller.
Should we Tuesday-ise Anzac Day?
Having a stand-alone day reminds us why we have it at all, observes editor Craig Cooper.
Opinion: Help for farmers in Edgecumbe needed
The resilience of farming communities to pull themselves together has been amazing.
Winston Peters: This is just a start
Sixty-six more police, three stations to open 24 hours. It's a start, says Winston Peters.
Mike Finlayson: The dirty dozens
A major part of your regional council's environmental work is controlling pest animals
The Feds: Waterways fencing logistical pain
Big problems accompany a call to fence all waterways
Dom 'Furious' George: Sunday show sparks robust debate
TVNZ's Sunday show "The Price of Milk" has Dom's inbox chock-a-block with comment
Marnie Prickett: Farming is breaking our green basket
Two damning reports on farming greeted by Government silence, says green campaigner.
Steven Carden: Farming is reducing its environmental footprint
Farming is improving its products to meet environmental and nutritional demands.
Penny Gaylor: Shape the future of your own farm
The Future of Farming was the focus of a day seminar in Carterton, Wairarapa.
Nathan Guy: Making the RMA more managable
People in Kapiti and Horowhenua often tell me that planning rules are too bureaucratic.
Dr Nick Smith: A national plan for cleaner freshwater
Freshwater is one of New Zealand's key strategic assets.
Winston Peters: A fence too far
Smith needs to explain how his fences can cover an area 18x longer than Trump's wall
Tim Gilbertson: The moment you've all been waiting for
The most important decision in a generation.
A tale of Fozzie Bear, not Cookie Monster
We waited for Cookie Monster. We got Fozzie Bear. Was Cyclone Cook overhyped?
Jamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': Farming jobs I've hated
Crutching muddy ewes in winter? "No thank you!" says Jamie Mackay.
Dom 'Furious' George: Why have farmers gone from hero to zero?
Opinion: Gone are the farmer-friendly Fred Dagg days of yore writes Dom George
Our highly productive soils should not be built on
Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association has been in existence for nearly 120 years.
Tim Mackle: Lessons from our wake-up call
Positives are emerging from a year many would like to forget
Editorial: Comic's wit as sharp as a knife
John Clarke had two tilts at greatness - as the amiable yet shrewd Fred Dagg and himself.
Clarke made us appreciate ourselves
COMMENT: John Clarke's genius was what made him distinct, writes Rachel Stewart.
Editorial: Clarke leaves a rich legacy
Sadly comedian John Clarke is not coming "back Friday", but he has left an immense legacy.
Governments are becoming more open on trade
COMMENT: The Government is changing the way it makes decisions on trade.
Dominic 'Furious' George: I don't mind the chains
It's neither safe for myself nor society at large to be entirely free of work commitments
Soper: Peters little more than an irritant
COMMENT: At the moment Winston Peters is a little more than an irritant for PM contenders.
Defending the nation's farmers
Porangahau woman Katie Kenyon wrote this letter to Prime Minster Bill English.
Paul Little: Hen welfare or PR savvy
COMMENT: Move to cage-free eggs is more like business-saving PR, says Paul Little.
Jack Tame: Paying 'til the cows come home
Any commercial operation turning water into money should expect to have to pay.
Simon Nixon: Horticulturalists have a role to play
Peter Beaven chastises Hastings councillors for agreeing to provide land for housing.