PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Why Sir John Kirwan's greatest achievement was off the fieldWe need to look after rural folk and their mental health, our economy depends on it.29 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraKate MacNamara: Labour shortage an unnecessary blight on the harvest seasonScarce labour this season stems from another chronic shortage: fresh Government thinking.26 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: An alternative remedy for public water reformsOpinion: The Government has put just two options on the table - its way or stay the same.22 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: GDP figures show the true cost of Fortress NZShrinking economy won't be turned around until we open our doors to the world.19 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCameron Burrows: We're in the right place to face our climate-change challengeOpinion: We need to rapidly make changes but they must be the right changes.17 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Emissions offsets can protect our heritage better than Climate CommissionThe Climate Commission threatens a number of sectors.16 Mar 04:38 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Never mind the tomato wars, food prices are set to riseFood prices have been subdued of late but global commodity markets point to big rises.13 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: 100% Sure? How NZ tourism can reinvent itselfGrowth has been all about numbers, not increasing each visitor's spending.11 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionCecilia Robinson: Enough talk. It's time to move the portNew Zealand is good at talking but slow to act, argues Cecilia Robinson.10 Mar 04:33 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDavid Seymour: Why our Covid response can and should be like Taiwan'sOPINION: It's not that we can't follow Taiwan's example - it's that we haven't.07 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Cutting farm emissions - without cutting farm outputFewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.04 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Stuck at home — but what a home it isGlobal travel's off limits so go see our stunning country.24 Feb 09:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJuha SaarinenJuha Saarinen: Elon Musk's challenge to Kiwi rural broadband providersNew broadband option is bound to tempt some users.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamara: Storm brewing for the Climate Change CommissionDrip-feed of info now threatens to reduce the window of public consultation to theatre.22 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth Easther'My body was instantly numb': The jockey left a tetraplegic at 19Sophia Malthus talks about her horse-riding accident and the road ahead.22 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRichard Prebble: The sneaky new tax you may have missedThe "technical" amendment will turn the ETS into a revenue-raising tax.16 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: RMA rewrite looks like a special kind of hellEveryone cheered the RMA's demise but will new laws be at the mercy of political conflict?13 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Climate Change report invites two major problemsWe need to cast a very close eye over what the Commission is recommending.13 Feb 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamara: Trade talks between NZ and the UK get tougherFor years now, NZ and the UK have swapped flattery. That praise is starting to cool.11 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHow wetlands can literally save livesOPINION: Restoring New Zealand's wetlands should be part of our climate change response.31 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Upgraded NZ-China FTA a win for exportersEditorial: Upgraded trade agreement with China is a win for NZ's primary sector exporters.27 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie Mackay: Ten predictions from a wily old accountantIt's hard to argue with a worldly, wily and wise accountant.27 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatt Burgess: The Climate Change Commission should do what worksAs important as where emissions will be reduced is how emissions will be reduced.21 Jan 06:00 AM
OpinionBryan Leyland: The good and bad news about the Tiwai Point reprieveOpinion: Closing the Southland smelter would be bad for the economy and the environment.18 Jan 08:41 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: And the 2020 Rural Oscars go to ...There's no sugar-coating it, 2020 has been a bugger of a year.23 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Why banning RSE workers here won't improve wages for local agricultural workersNew Zealand should learn from other country's mistakes, says Eric Crampton.17 Dec 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Beehive a symbol of NZ's polluting pastThe country is waking up to the role buildings play in climate change.08 Dec 04:36 AM
OpinionMichael Barnett: We need to wag the dog on climate changeOpinion: Declaring a climate emergency is fine but we should be wary of overreacting.07 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNeal Barclay: The promise of hydrogen power could be greater than we thinkOpinion: Looking closer at the opportunity at Tiwai Pt stacks the case more in favour.03 Dec 08:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Can Ardern take the farmers of the nation with herIf so, she could be here for some time to come.25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: Why PM Jacinda Ardern is charming the farmersIs the PM's bid to hold on to newly converted voters hampering action on housing market?25 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJane Kelsey: Free trade deal all secrecy, no substanceOpinion: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is all mouth and no trousers.17 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Why the Decarbonising Fund will have no impact on NZ's emissionsNew Zealand already has a system for reducing emissions. It is called the ETS.17 Nov 04:34 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Why NZ must reject protectionismAyesha Verrall is seen as a good choice as Minister for Food Safety.16 Nov 04:46 AM