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Bruce Wills: Fewer taxes would help grow the economy for all Kiwis
Labour's proposals will make things a lot worse for exporters, writes Bruce Wills.
What price NZ? Land bid tests limits
The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer
Key 'dishonest' on dairy price - Goff
Labour is continuing to insist that putting agriculture into the Emissions Trading Scheme in 2013 won't raise the price of dairy products, and says Prime Minister John Key is being misleading by saying it will.
Mike Joy: The dying myth of a clean, green Aotearoa
Has anyone noticed that "100 per cent pure New Zealand" has quietly been changed to "100 per cent pure you"?
The $47 billion rural hangover
Think it's all good down on the farm? Think again. Property values are plunging, and the crisis could yet hit the cities too, reports Karyn Scherer.
Rise in farm deaths 'bitterly disappointing'
Last year was a 'bitterly disappointing' year for farmers, with the number of deaths nearly doubling to 17, Federated Farmers says.
Rain a farmer's wish come true
Rainfall over the past few days has made a Waikato farmer's "wishes come true", but he warns its effect will not be immediate.
Waikato, Ruapehu officially in drought
David Carter has declared a drought in the Waikato and Ruapehu District, saying recent rainfalls appear to have had little effect on dry pastures.
Drought set to cover upper North Island
An official drought already declared for Northland could spread to much of the upper North Island.