The CountryNick Clark: Bumpy ride aheadOn arriving back at work after the summer holidays I was asked by the NFR editorial team to write an overview of the year ahead, focusing 17 Feb 06:00 AM
The CountryWilliam Rolleston: Guided by scienceThe Oxford Dictionary word of the year for 2016 was "post truth politics". Not strictly a word but, in the same vein, this year 17 Feb 05:00 AM
The CountryWhere is the vision, the ideas?Thanks to our world class land-based industries Hawke's Bay is a prosperous place. Why will it not remain so? But those industries 16 Feb 06:00 PM
The CountryBala Tikkisetty: Care required around waterSummer - with its lower flows and generally better weather - is when farmers often carry out works in and around waterways. These 16 Feb 08:30 AM
The CountrySummer brings key farm management decisionsThe prolonged summer dry should have us all into summer management mode. There are three things that should be well under way. 116 Feb 08:00 AM
The CountryVersatile avocados fit in everywhereI'm not sure how many people actually still make New Year's resolutions. I'm good at remembering that something I've done was a New 16 Feb 07:30 AM
The CountryFarmers need a contingency planParts of New Zealand are currently on fire, under water, or dealing with drought or earthquakes. We live in a group of seismically 16 Feb 01:30 AM
The CountryTough times will test our resilienceMeat and fibre farmers are facing the most challenging economic conditions for some years. A combination of low returns for sheep 15 Feb 10:30 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: Fonterra on the right PR trackIn a world of urban/rural "he said-she said" could Fonterra actually be winning the PR battle for farmers?15 Feb 09:02 PM
The CountryFires bring out community spiritThere was a feeling of unease in the newsroom on Monday morning as sirens starting screaming and the wind whipped around the building. We 14 Feb 08:00 PM
The CountryLawrence Yule: New water structure neededThe Government Inquiry into Havelock North Drinking Water has completed its hearings phase and is about to receive submissions on 14 Feb 06:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Fighting the good fightCOMMENT: Personal battles are waste of energy when tackling climate change requires us all.14 Feb 04:00 PM
The CountryPlanning ahead for the big dryThe topic on the tip of everyone's tongues is the current lack of water in Hawke's Bay, and farming through this is difficult and 14 Feb 06:00 AM
The CountryAnimal welfare farmer's first priorityAs life-stylers, small farm operators and horse owners, we need to acknowledge the responsibilities we owe to the welfare of the animals 13 Feb 11:30 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's 'From the Lip': shearing memories of Sir David FaganLike all the young lads I went to boarding school with back in mid-seventies, the thing I looked forward to most on my 15th birthday 13 Feb 04:00 AM
The CountryWayne Perkins: Go Johnny GoThere is something about what is arguably the world's most physically demanding job that gets under your skin and never quite goes away writes Wayne Perkins.12 Feb 08:02 PM
The CountryI'm not guilty, your honourI don't know if it's just me, but I seem to suffer from an overactive conscience. It kicks in when I'm going along, minding my own 12 Feb 04:00 AM
The CountryYour View: not all rabbits are pests - an open letterThe Otago Regional Council seems likely to spend up to $50,000 in unbudgeted funding to co-ordinate the release of a Korean strain 09 Feb 11:07 PM
The CountryJohn Blackwell: What a difference a week makesRecent events have tended to back the theory that the difference between an average farmer and a top farmer is one week. Let me explain: 08 Feb 10:30 PM
OpinionDom 'Furious' George: Summer is for beach, cricket and mowing the lawnsDom George doesn't trust anyone who doesn't love cricket...08 Feb 07:54 PM
The CountryTaking responsibility for being greenI only have to evaluate my daily decisions to see the potential future of our environment. In summer my favourite place to be is the Ohau River at Gladstone Reserve. It's my slice of paradise.08 Feb 03:00 AM
The CountryEditorial: Expect big election promisesBack in March 2015, then PM John Key vowed his party would do what it could to win back the Northland electorate seat after Winston 07 Feb 05:00 PM
The CountryDrought declaration a psychological boostWith a soil moisture curve climbing almost vertically, and no significant rain forecast for the rest of the month, Friday's declaration 06 Feb 09:30 PM
The CountryTim Gilbertson: It's a case for Sherlock HolmesCalling Sherlock Holmes. The Case of the Stolen Shed needs you: a pilfered building, claims of secret emails, alleged skulduggery04 Feb 12:25 AM
The CountryNow is the time for water solutionsIt seems like a day doesn't go by without more news reinforcing the dire state of our water. With the Government inquiry into the 02 Feb 09:30 PM
The CountryRick's Beef: What's next for farmers?If the uncertainty around Brexit last year wasn't enough, we now enter the unknown with United States President Trump now carrying 02 Feb 06:00 AM
The CountryJen's Pick: Excitement in avocado ideasNearing the end of one of our biggest seasons to date, we can reflect on a season that was both challenging and exciting at the same 02 Feb 05:30 AM
The CountryMike Finlayson: Work a balancing actSince becoming your representative on the Northland Regional Council last October I have been on a mission to understand the vast 02 Feb 03:30 AM
The CountryPeters: So where's the infrastructure?The reaction of many Northlanders to the news that our region is to be promoted in Melbourne to attract tourists here was no doubt 02 Feb 03:00 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: To tweet, or not to tweetWhether you're the President of the United States or a rodeo king - Twitter is a dark and dangerous place writes Dominic George01 Feb 08:26 PM
The CountryHealth of waterways concern for allDiscussion around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes to the science, we 01 Feb 04:30 AM
The CountryUFB rollout a boon for Kapiti businessIt's back to school this week for my three children and around the country 765,000 students are returning to the classroom. This 31 Jan 08:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Reading between the linesIt didn't take an Einstein to get who Bill English was really talking about at his Chinese New Year dinner speech, Fran O'Sullivan writes.31 Jan 05:02 PM
The CountryComment: Check before you click and shareWe are only a few weeks into 2017 but already it seems the phrase of the year might very well be the "F" one. Fake news. The phrase 31 Jan 02:10 AM
