Political Round-up: Winter of discontent - it’s true that NZ has lost its mojo
OPINION: The dominant sentiment is things are going wrong and the country is broken.
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Opinion: How history can help us build back better
New Zealand was once able to deliver infrastructure. We can do it again.
Does Hawke's Bay have climate refugees now?
Opinion: An email means some of the community may now meet that definition.
Jeremy Helson: Why fisheries sector welcomes AI
OPINION: Seafood NZ chief executive casts an eye towards the future.
Opinion: Vigilance needed in the fight against varroa mites
Opinion: It's imperative to protect bees from these killer mites.
Damien O’Connor: Free trade deal with UK is ‘gold standard’
Opinion: 'Historic deal secured during a time of increasing protectionism abroad.'
Sir Ian Taylor: Slash and learn - the huge forestry opportunity for NZ
OPINION: Are we at last seeing politicians who recognise that industry is not the enemy?
Farming after a cyclone can’t be the same as it always was
Opinion: This is not a dictate of ideology - it’s a reflection of trade realities.
Mike Petersen: Shining a light through the gloom
Opinion: We need a change of mindset to compete at a global level.
Opinion: Deer industry's bright future hampered by compliance
Opinion: Deer farmers need targeted and effective policy.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Nitrates, drinking water and ‘experts’
Opinion: Ongoing repetition of statements gives the illusion of truth.
Opinion: The manuka tree won’t heal Hawke’s Bay
Opinion: Manuka is a pioneer species but it is not the panacea for healing the hills.
Denis Hocking: Don't write off forestry
The forestry industry is about more than log exports, writes Denis Hocking.
Comment: Professional fishers' wellbeing on the line
In recent years, those in the fishing sector have come under increased challenges.
Pete Fitz-Herbert: The C word, change and the cyclone
Opinion: Sometimes change is gradual and sometimes times like a flood.
Opinion: Time for primary sector companies to revisit their margins
Opinion: Nobody wins if processors or suppliers are strong, but farmers are struggling.
Martin Williams: Can mānuka heal the land?
Opinion: Mānuka wouldn't just be a band-aid, but a whole new layer of skin.
Shane Jones: Māori theatrics versus economic realism
Opinion: It's time to drop the 'woke' ideologies and get to work.
Government rush to 5G trips up rural broadband
And why it will be a long time to wait to see if things were set up correctly in 2023.
Marty Verry: Forestry wants our carbon, not your debt
Opinion: Kiwi wood processors compete using world's costliest logs, so what's the answer?
Opinion: Govt can’t keep skimping on rural mental health in cyclone recovery plan
Rural communities have persistently been delivered poorer mental health services.
Opinion: Freshwater report can be an ‘own goal’ for NZ
Opinion: There is more to the Our Freshwater 2023 report than alarming headlines suggest.
We need help in Waiohiki as Cyclone Gabrielle recovery work lags
Waiohiki was hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Opinion: Taking the guesswork out of our climate change response
Opinion: Systems we rely on to reduce emissions should be robust.
Thomas Coughlan: Bye Three Waters - welcome, ‘Affordable Water Reform’
The policy to replace Three Waters will be announced today.
Opinion: Productivity growth essential for our future wellbeing
Opinion: Only through productivity gains will NZ be able to pay for everything it wants.
Simon Wilson: After Gabrielle, the challenge of rewilding
Rewilding sounds like such a good idea, so why don't we fund it and plan it properly?
David Chin: Dairy farmers adapting to change
Opinion: LIC chief says dairy is facing big challenges and change.
Opinion: Why we need to restore Aotearoa's native forests at scale
Opinion: Native forest restoration is the largest weapon we have in the climate fight.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farmers are like the All Blacks
Opinion: New Zealanders should back farmers the way they back the All Blacks.
Opinion: A rare sheep breed with unusual characteristics
Opinion: Other breeds are either white or coloured, but a Gotland is always coloured.
RMA war heads towards final battle
OPINION: Thomas Coughlan says the RMA reforms face more challenges than ever.