The CountryWhat farmers want from Budget 2020Comment: Budget 2020 will be vital to the rural sector, especially after Covid-19.06 May 09:45 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCovid 19 recovery projects need cautionComment: Covid-19 recovery is nothing like the Kaikoura and Christchurch earthquakes.05 May 10:56 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to look at food wasteComment: Examining food waste is never a waste of time.28 Apr 08:40 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFour things politicians should be thinking about right nowCOMMENT: There are four things politicians should think about right now.15 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryComment: Covid 19 adds extra stress to busy calving seasonComment: Calving is an intense time on farms in terms of workload and skills required.15 Apr 02:20 AM
The CountryComment: Mapping the road out of Level 4 lockdownComment: It's time for the Govt to support truck drivers working during lockdown.12 Apr 07:00 PM
The CountryTodd Muller: Coming out of the crisisComment: NZ needs to consider some big ideas if we are to recover from Covid-19.08 Apr 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Agriculture must again lead us to recoveryWe say: Winter is coming, not just weather-wise, and farmers are feeling it too.08 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryComment: We're all in this togetherComment: We need to take the time to understand the challenges others in the sector face.07 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryComment: Free up freight to keep economy movingComment: Supply chain links vital to moving essential supplies must be allowed to work.06 Apr 08:00 PM
The CountryShearing services will continue under the lockdownFarming and shearing are both on MPI's list of essential services.03 Apr 04:00 AM
The CountryJamie Mackay: It's okay to not be okayComment: If you need help, please ask someone. Don't be too proud.02 Apr 09:15 PM
The CountryKeeping safe from rural crime in lockdownComment: With longer nights and no one around, conditions are prime for rural crimes.01 Apr 09:00 PM
The CountryCovid 19 coronavirus: Embrace rather than persecute farmersComment: Farmers need to be left alone to focus on what we do best - farming.31 Mar 09:30 PM
The CountryPulling together as a community while also staying apartComment: These are not "business" as usual times. 30 Mar 07:00 PM
The CountryCoronavirus - Jamie Mackay: Why there must be a seachange (and I'll stop picking my nose)Comment: The Country host is determined to accentuate the positive in these trying times.30 Mar 03:45 AM
The CountryComment: A farmers' guide to staying connected in isolationComment: Sticking in our own bubble has never been as important as it is now.30 Mar 01:30 AM
The CountryCovid 19 coronavirus: It's essential that agriculture does its bitComment: To beat Covid-19 those working on the land must do their bit on-farm and off.27 Mar 02:30 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCarmen HallKiwifruit industry reaches out to those who need jobsThe kiwifruit industry needs more workers and is reaching out to those who have lost jobs.25 Mar 09:00 PM
The CountryComment: Water storage an investment in everyone's futureComment: Feds Vice President Andrew Hoggard writes on the benefits of water storage.16 Mar 10:28 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryKiri Gillespie: Water hoggers need to heed Bay's water restrictionsTheir actions could affect us all.26 Feb 07:00 PM
The CountryTodd Muller: Water will be the currency of the 21st centuryComment: Water is one of our nation's critical strategic assets.24 Feb 12:30 AM
The CountryManaging whitebait - a species in declineFour of our six whitebait species are categorised as threatened or at risk of extinction.23 Feb 04:00 PM
The CountryJamie Mackay: The Great Hollyford Walk 2020Comment: Jamie Mackay got more adventure than he bargained for on the Hollyford Track.21 Feb 12:00 AM
The CountryDamien O'Connor: It's not easy but we are winning M. bovis fightComment: The impact on farmers and steps required to eradicate it cannot be understated.19 Feb 11:45 PM
The CountryComment: Could Govt try to seize natural gas reserves?Comment: Confiscating natural gas reserves would be an extremely risky move.17 Feb 01:49 AM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is food in NZ really that expensive?Comment: Without NZ farmers, food would be more even expensive than it already is.17 Feb 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTime for a national strategy to manage our waterCOMMENT: Why are we still managing and governing water resources at regional level?16 Feb 04:00 PM
The CountryA drought is coming and what are we doing about it?Should the regional council change its name?14 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFrank Greenall: VR goggles for election MooTubeIt's great to be a Kiwi after the Tooth Fairy has waved her wand in the Year of Delivery.12 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryWool exchange designed for 'function over form'To keep out traffic noise, air conditioning was installed.07 Feb 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryJohn Williamson: Neglect at your peril - the gravel road...Sealing unsealed roads not part of Government infrastructure spend-up, why is that?05 Feb 10:30 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryWyn Drabble: Trying hard to net a decent cropSo, right at this moment, I'm feeling pretty proud of myself05 Feb 06:00 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is grass-only still feasible in NZ farming?Comment: Nobody, least of all farmers, wants animals to be hungry. But is grass-only best?04 Feb 03:30 AM
