The CountryLegal action slows down water actionRecent legal action against Horizons Regional Council smelled like a sordid strategy to upset the apple-cart on the eve of regional 13 Oct 05:30 AM
The CountryDon't worry about factors beyond your controlBy now most farmers have all or a good portion of their new season lamb crop on the ground. In the North Island favourable lambing 12 Oct 10:30 PM
The CountryPoll: Should NZ introduce a sugar tax?The UN health agency has recommended countries use tax policies to increase the price of sugary drinks like soft drinks, sport drinks 12 Oct 09:53 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - rugby, 'rasists' and beerA weekend in the life of Dom George: fantastic All Blacks, a delectable Tuatara brew, and atrocious social "medea" spelling.12 Oct 09:26 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanWhy are people so bad at parking?Have you ever been incensed by a badly parked car? Shelley Bridgeman lists her top five parking gripes.12 Oct 12:10 AM
The CountryOpinion: Councils will want in on water issuesOnce again the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is planning to head off to the Courts to enforce their unpopular decisions on a weary 11 Oct 03:00 PM
The CountryDeport employers 'ripping off workers'Winston Peters is calling for immigrant employers caught underpaying workers or forcing them to work long hours to be deported.10 Oct 09:20 PM
The CountryAaron Smith is 'none of our business'COMMENT: "Spare me the moral outrage New Zealand", Wayne Perkins reckons Aaron Smith should be left alone after his recent indiscretion.10 Oct 08:02 PM
OpinionThree individual issues muddy watersCOMMENT: Environment, drinking water and charges need to be dealt with separately, writes Iain Rabbitts.10 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryWATCH: Result 'a mandate' for anti-dam councillorsThe public has sent a message, by re-electing the three incumbent Hastings councillors to Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Based on 08 Oct 08:33 AM
The CountryJen's pick: Seeing what our competitors doI recently returned from a very full-on couple of weeks at Asia Fruit Logistica - a trade show and congress held in Hong Kong, and 08 Oct 12:30 AM
The CountryRick's beef: Water tables fill upWhat a wet start to the spring we are having. At least it's been warm, grass growth is increasing and our water tables are being replenished. Good 07 Oct 11:00 PM
The CountryBruce Bisset: Disturbing level of compliancePerverse as it may seem, the Hastings District Council, under scrutiny as possibly culpable in the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak07 Oct 05:00 AM
The CountryLisa Harper: Supply of power so vital to farmersElectricity is one of those boring basic services that it's easy to take for granted, until suddenly you're without. For anyone with 06 Oct 03:00 AM
The CountryZelka Grammer: North resistance to GMOs in dangerWhangarei District councillors recently voted unanimously to protect our community and local economy from the risks of outdoor uses 06 Oct 12:30 AM
The CountryWinston Peters: Have we been caught napping by Americans?While dairy farmers are cheered by a milk price forecast that's above break even, Fonterra's recent record profit is bittersweet. 05 Oct 10:45 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - are rural towns becoming ghost towns?Are we losing our regional towns? Dom George investigates rural depopulation.05 Oct 08:00 PM
The CountrySteve Wyn-Harris: Capturing excess water a no-brainerOne of the current Hawke's Bay regional councillors who has strongly opposed the Ruataniwha Dam and, party to many comments regarding 05 Oct 02:00 AM
The CountryGerard Pain: The dam is a major issue for the district councilDuring the recent election debates here in CHB, it was claimed by some that the Ruataniwha Dam was not an issue for the District Council04 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's From the Lip - 'The media is no place for shrinking violets'The Country host Jamie Mackay tackles his detractors in this week's column, but it's not all bad news.04 Oct 02:47 AM
The CountryEditorial: Putting the boot into rugbyThe public and media reaction to the latest rugby 'scandals' has reached witch hunt proportions. There might well be a case for 03 Oct 11:30 PM
The CountryTim Gilbertson: The show must go onThe Ruataniwha Dam saga has gone way beyond soap opera territory. Fantasy has long since replaced fact. The Noisy have silenced 01 Oct 01:14 AM
The CountryFarm life in TaradiseDairy farmers have started huddling in barns and sheds for the first of DairyNZ's post-calving discussion groups. The well-run, informative 30 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: TPP hot topic on political agendaCOMMENT: Trump has turned international trade into a political minefield with his opposition to agreements like the TPP.29 Sep 05:28 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - Why is there such a divide between farmers and townies?Dom George looks at both sides of the rural/urban story to try and see if everyone can play nice.28 Sep 08:00 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorLet's defuse canine time bombsThe number of dog-bite patients discharged from hospitals around the country has increased 58 per cent over the past 10 years.24 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionClaire TrevettFeathers fly in danse macabre at BeehiveCOMMENT: It was Real House Roosters of the Beehive kind of stuff, an A-grade brouhaha.23 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryDr Doug Edmeades - The Great Water DebateThe host of The Country, Jamie MacKay, promoted it as "The Great Water Quality Debate". He introduced the two protagonists using political 23 Sep 12:49 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - so mad about So-MedThe Country's resident cynic investigates the murky world of social-media one-upmanship.21 Sep 08:00 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanDoC predator-free campaign fails to igniteCOMMENT: If the success of the rat-kill on Rakitu Island is anything to go by, NZ is unlikely to be clear of pests by 2050.20 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryJamie Mackay's From the Lip - swimming in murky watersJamie Mackay wades in to the water quality debate20 Sep 04:14 AM
OpinionRugby damaged my brain: test starCOMMENT: There has been serious attention paid to concussion in sport recently.19 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryTim Gilbertson: Healthy debate in short supplyPoor Cynthia. Cynthia Bowers has suggested an Environmental Ombudsman for Hawke's Bay. Given the heated debates about water quality 16 Sep 05:30 AM
The CountryTime to review your calving date?With calving almost over and mating on the horizon it's time to have a review of one of the most significant decisions you will make 15 Sep 07:30 PM
