Paul Bailey: Still many challenges ahead
As a community we should never forget the dangers of group think.
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National Govt was behind heartland NZ
We must ensure recent gains are not eroded by unnecessary taxes and compliance costs.
Zelka Grammer: Importance of keeping GM free zone
16000 people were against the indiscriminate planting of GE trees in Northland last year.
Super Fund's farm buys look good value
Farming is totally unrepresented on the NZX making access difficult for most Kiwis.
Opinion: Prime Minister must nix the TPP
The trouble with the TPP is that it is not only a free-trade arrangement.
Katie Milne: It's still the govt's job
Federated Farmers has reviewed its legal position on the GMO issue in the Northland RPS.
Rick's Beef: Managing compliance
We have environmental compliance coming at us like a freight train.
Mike Finlayson: RMA a matter of balance
The council is a governed by the law of the land. My role is to influence policy.
Rachel Stewart: BigAg must wake up to synthetic threat
COMMENT: Artificial milk and meat pose huge risk to farming industry.
John Blackwell: Challenges ahead
October has gone from one of our wettest winters to suddenly a drying-out spring
Opinion: What you need to know about winter fisheries closures
Fish and Game responds to Rural Advocacy Network's "loose-cannon approach to reporting."
Jamie Mackay: Good luck Jacinda - well, sort of.
Jamie Mackay puts a rural perspective on the Prime Minister.
Conservation: Care, kōrero and connection
This year, we have more reasons than ever to celebrate the river.
Editorial: Regions have waited long enough
The lolly scramble that is a general election has come and gone
Dr Doug Edmeades: Today's media replaces science with sensationalism
Dr Doug Edmeades has a bone to pick with the state of journalism.
Get advice before you go out farming
It is important to seek advice before you buy a farm.
Barry Soper: Winston Peters drove a hard bargain
Comment: The NZ First and Greens deals came at a fairly hefty cost to Labour.
Rural Ramblings: Swimming phone a winner for teen
Phone takes a dive resulting in a late-night swim - and a scheme
Mike Finlayson: A year in retrospect
Mike Finlayson takes an opportunity to reflect on the last year of council.
Ray Geor: We all want cleaner waterways
Clean rivers and a thriving agriculture industry are not mutually exclusive.
Steve Carlé: Fast track gorge process
Relief packages needed for businesses while new route is developed.
Jamie Mackay: Time and tide wait for no man, except Winston
Jamie contemplates the major events in his lifetime while waiting for Winston...
Nature's goodness key to life
It's Conservation Week. Take a walk outside and reconnect with a bit of your backyard.
Mark Ross: Protecting people and livestock from disease
Vaccination will continue to be a fundamental tool to meet future health challenges.
Farmers see land ownership as a privilege
Most farmers see land ownership as a privilege, not a right.
Bruce Bisset: Getting over divide and rule
The only one spinning a line is Peters, flanked by his sycophantic cabal.
Federated Farmers: Tell our good stories, don't feed the trolls
There are certainly challenges ahead for improving water quality, says Katie Milne.
Bala Tikkisetty: Plan before you fertilise
MetService is already describing 2017 as "the year it didn't stop raining"
Opinion: 'We can't afford to lose 50 farmers a year'
OPINION: Don Fraser takes a look at the troubling statistics of New Zealand rural suicide.