Is stopbank planting problematic?
OPINION: Based on the evidence of the cyclone, the council's plantings must be questioned.
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Editorial: Co-operation better than point-scoring
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Opinion: Celebrating farming achievements during challenging times
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Mark Lister: Dealing with the dairy downturn
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Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift
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Kate Acland: Farmers aren't the villains
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Taxes and bureaucracy hampering farmers
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1080 poison: An environmental toxicologist’s view
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Liam Dann: Worst of both worlds - dairy and oil prices threaten chances of soft landing
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Thomas Coughlan: Why do experts hate Labour’s potential GST exemption?
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Dr Rowarth: Pork farmers need supermarket support
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Public Purse: The new Three Waters bosses and why their pay is so extraordinary
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Why are some services disappearing in rural communities?
I get it's not financially viable to have banks open every day but not everyone is online.
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Opinion: The benefits of rural schooling
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