Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Taxes and bureaucracy hampering farmers
Opinion: The primary sector is the engine of New Zealand's economy.
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1080 poison: An environmental toxicologist’s view
OPINION: 1080 poison remains important as a means of pest control.
Liam Dann: Worst of both worlds - dairy and oil prices threaten chances of soft landing
OPINION: China's economic woes come at a bad time for New Zealand.
Putin warned to 'stop using food as a weapon'
OPINION: UN official warns we will all pay for the end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Thomas Coughlan: Why do experts hate Labour’s potential GST exemption?
OPINION: It gives a massive tax cut to supermarkets at the expense of the public.
Dr Rowarth: Pork farmers need supermarket support
Opinion: Caged eggs have been phased out - why not overseas pork?
Public Purse: The new Three Waters bosses and why their pay is so extraordinary
OPINION: Money like water - the execs now presiding over diminished Three Waters fiefdoms.
Why are some services disappearing in rural communities?
I get it's not financially viable to have banks open every day but not everyone is online.
Farmers tell Beef +Lamb NZ what's on their minds
Opinion: Unsurprisingly ag emissions pricing and He Waka Eke Noa were hot topics.
Opinion: Why I still believe in the future of wool
OPINION: I've been in it for the long haul and will be until I'm buried in my wool coffin.
Opinion: The benefits of rural schooling
Opinion: Rural schools are often the hub of the community.
A racehorse story too incredible to be true?
Takapau-bred Moifaa went on to win the 1904 Grand National at Aintree.
Opinion: Time to rethink how we grow and ship food
Opinion: It’s clear domestic food supply chains are challenged by climate change.
Rowena Duncum: Test footy a brief respite from potholes and politics
Opinion: The County radio show's executive producer is a big Heartland rugby fan.
Marcus Musson: Light at the end of the forestry tunnel
Comment: Most in the industry knew the oversupply situation was very short-term.
Wild foods at risk of breeding dangerous bacteria
Wild foods concentrate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and could put people at risk.
Jenée Tibshraeny: Govt caught between climate policy and cost of living crisis
Govt struggling to burn Climate Change Commission advice in its “policy bonfire".
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Plant-based v meat diet - the debate rages on
Opinion: Is a plant-based diet healthier and more environmentally friendly than meat?
Preserving paradise: The hidden battle at our borders
Guardians of the border: Unveiling the unsung heroes of Biosecurity New Zealand.
Our forests and our future are entwined
OPINION: We are going to need more forests - both exotics and indigenous -as carbon sinks.
Shane Te Pou: Labour is Kiwi farmers' best friend
Opinion: In six years of Labour Government, primary sector exports have risen 50 per cent.
What the free trade agreement with the EU really means
The significance can’t be understated, says Trade Minister Damien O’Connor.
Opinion: Farmers need to be adaptable and flexible
There are many things that can impact farming operations, writes Sally Dryland.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Emissions reductions - we’re all in this together
Opinion: All Kiwis need to get behind reducing emissions - not just farmers.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Thomas Coughlan: Can NZ sustain a 'values-based' relationship with a dictatorship like China?
OPINION: Hipkins sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today.
Thomas Coughlan: 20 billion reasons for PM to tread carefully in China
OPINION: China's middle-class now totals more than 700 million people.
Opinion: Murky world of global food trading too big to ignore
OPINION: Dominance by a handful of companies deserves more scrutiny.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Split gas approach puts NZ ahead of the game
Opinion: New Zealand again showed leadership while the global debate continued.
Political Round-up: Winter of discontent - it’s true that NZ has lost its mojo
OPINION: The dominant sentiment is things are going wrong and the country is broken.
Opinion: How history can help us build back better
New Zealand was once able to deliver infrastructure. We can do it again.
Does Hawke's Bay have climate refugees now?
Opinion: An email means some of the community may now meet that definition.
Jeremy Helson: Why fisheries sector welcomes AI
OPINION: Seafood NZ chief executive casts an eye towards the future.