Bruce Dickens: Waxing lyrical on 1080 isn't credible
The deer that die of 1080 poison do not look like they died with a smile on their face.
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With Christmas looming, now is the time to think how you can avoid unnecessary packaging.
Sutton: Forests needed to save planet
On a per capita basis we contribute more greenhouses gases than the US or China.
Lessons from Havelock North water crisis
The Havelock North contamination outbreak was always an event waiting to happen.
Hosking: The cost of restricting land sales
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Perley: Fed Farmers need radical thinking
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Nathan Guy: Horowhenua Taste Trail boost for local producers
Horowhenua's Taste Trail last weekend was a huge success
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Ewan McGregor: One billion trees need sensible management
Wholesale forest destruction has come at an enormous environmental cost.
Brian Gaynor: Focused a2 shows how it's done, who's next?
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No joy in supporting 1080
Negative rumours abound about 1080 but proof of facts is harder to come by.
What makes farming so special?
COMMENT: In fighting emissions, should agriculture get a better deal than others?
Chairman steps down from the Beef + Lamb board
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) chairman James Parsons will not seek re-election
Editorial: Mud-slinging countered with icecreams
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Rural Ramblings: How to fowl up a diagnosis
Animals make life tricky on the farm — as usual, says Julie Paton
Alastair Scott: Lack of certainty surrounds new Government
Aspirations are admirable but now the new Government has to be accountable.
Excessive focus on Auckland highlighted
Waterview's cost benefit is down there with Muldoon's methanol plant.
Fonterra's spin makes me want to throw up
COMMENT: Fonterra's waterways plan requires a bucket, writes Rachel Stewart.
Lisa Harper: Farm forestry has potential
With new Government, the complex issues around forestry may get greater focus.
Conservation Comment: We can't even protect sheep
Kids with facts behind them will become the best police of all to protect native species.
We could get a new consensus on trade agreements
Business should help to build a new consensus on NZ's trade agreements.
Meat exports still gain from revised TPP
Opinion: The agreement on TPP at Da Nang will be good for New Zealand's beef exports.
Gerard Pain: Plan B, C ... for water storage
We have nothing to show for the $20 million of ratepayer money that was spent of the RWSS.
Bala Tikkisetty: Cultivate with care after the big wet
Farmers are currently cultivating their paddocks for pasture or crop rotation.
Comment: Farmers key to climate solution, but at what cost?
If we want to fix the global environmental problems it will have to be up to the farmers.
Addressing our nature deficit
It's said that separating people from nature leads to increased stress.