The CountryEditorial: Councils should learn from failure to provide safe drinking waterCouncils did not cause outbreak, but they still failed to deliver safe drinking water.10 May 05:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartFighting until cows come homeCOMMENT: Dairy farmers and industry mouthpieces love to say they are environmental angels.09 May 05:00 PM
OpinionMac Mckenna: Fire service being made worseCOMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.08 May 05:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': Channeling my inner Muhammad AliJamie Mackay would rather plant native trees around his duck pond than shoot ducks on it.08 May 03:51 AM
The CountrySelect committee 'misses mark' on illegal firearmsFurther restrictions on semiautomatic firearms is not the answer to the illegal possession08 May 12:01 AM
The CountryHastings District Council should withdraw from urban strategyUrban development strategy seems to have become a roadblock to development flexibility.07 May 06:00 PM
OpinionWater rights should be an election issueA Waterways Act that puts all water bodies in trust for future generations would be timely07 May 05:00 PM
The CountryMike Finlayson: Water under pressureWater, one of the elements most essential to life, is now getting the attention it needs04 May 06:00 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: The more things change...Dom George reflects on a year after The Farming Show's change to The Country...03 May 10:07 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorWaterways report too little too lateCOMMENT: People have known there is a problem with our waterways long before new report.29 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryOpinion: flushing flow info flawedThe state of Hawke's Bay's local waterways is in crisis, writes Trevor Le-Lievre.28 Apr 10:05 PM
OpinionTim Gilbertson: Once bitten, twice shyHawke's Bay Regional Council Romans unmasked by one of their own.28 Apr 09:47 PM
OpinionBruce Bisset: Landowners, developers need carrots, sticksComment: One thing is sure - urban creep can't be left to "the market" to manage28 Apr 12:00 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: So many years, so many killedDom George reflects on Anzac Day and how war has become a game of numbers26 Apr 09:32 PM
OpinionBarry SoperBarry Soper: The lesson we should be teaching our kidsCOMMENT: Anzac Day should be used to talk about what it means to be a New Zealander.26 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryWhy Winston Peters got it wrongWinston Peters criticised a story about immigration. The Herald responds.26 Apr 06:35 AM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': Sunday, Sonny Bill and slow driversJamie Mackay's calm Easter time of reflection is scuppered by a hatred of slow drivers26 Apr 03:57 AM
The CountryIan Fuller: Reducing risk when floods comeSo, another "500-year" flood event in the Bay of Plenty, writes Dr Ian Fuller.25 Apr 09:51 PM
The CountryShould we Tuesday-ise Anzac Day?Having a stand-alone day reminds us why we have it at all, observes editor Craig Cooper.24 Apr 09:22 PM
The CountryOpinion: Help for farmers in Edgecumbe neededThe resilience of farming communities to pull themselves together has been amazing.20 Apr 02:27 AM
The CountryWinston Peters: This is just a startSixty-six more police, three stations to open 24 hours. It's a start, says Winston Peters.20 Apr 12:15 AM
The CountryMike Finlayson: The dirty dozensA major part of your regional council's environmental work is controlling pest animals20 Apr 12:03 AM
The CountryThe Feds: Waterways fencing logistical painBig problems accompany a call to fence all waterways19 Apr 11:26 PM
OpinionDom 'Furious' George: Sunday show sparks robust debateTVNZ's Sunday show "The Price of Milk" has Dom's inbox chock-a-block with comment19 Apr 10:44 PM
OpinionMarnie Prickett: Farming is breaking our green basketTwo damning reports on farming greeted by Government silence, says green campaigner.19 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionSteven Carden: Farming is reducing its environmental footprintFarming is improving its products to meet environmental and nutritional demands.19 Apr 05:00 PM
The CountryPenny Gaylor: Shape the future of your own farmThe Future of Farming was the focus of a day seminar in Carterton, Wairarapa.18 Apr 11:23 PM
The CountryNathan Guy: Making the RMA more managablePeople in Kapiti and Horowhenua often tell me that planning rules are too bureaucratic.18 Apr 11:09 PM
The CountryDr Nick Smith: A national plan for cleaner freshwaterFreshwater is one of New Zealand's key strategic assets.18 Apr 06:00 PM
The CountryWinston Peters: A fence too farSmith needs to explain how his fences can cover an area 18x longer than Trump's wall18 Apr 01:12 AM
The CountryTim Gilbertson: The moment you've all been waiting forThe most important decision in a generation.15 Apr 02:00 AM
The CountryA tale of Fozzie Bear, not Cookie MonsterWe waited for Cookie Monster. We got Fozzie Bear. Was Cyclone Cook overhyped?14 Apr 06:23 AM
