PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingGovt shoots itself in the foot with its bungled buybackCOMMENT: The gun back won't get close to ridding New Zealand of high-powered weapons.14 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: They were CEOs of three huge NZ companies. All foreign, all left under a cloud.COMMENT: Horrible symmetry in three vaunted arrivals.14 Aug 06:03 AM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Shane Jones' harsh words for Fonterra seem justifiedCOMMENT: Fonterra's a cash cow for the suits but little more than M bovis for the farmers.13 Aug 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPeter Clark: Smart farmers and landowners welcome treesComment: Return from forestry is many times greater than farming sheep or cattle.12 Aug 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAnnabeth Cohen: Whitebait are as endangered as brown kiwiCOMMENT: Fishing is not the only threat, we are also mistreating the environment.11 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAudrey YoungAudrey Young: Reshuffle gives Bridges a chance to right a wrongCOMMENT: Many saw move from climate change to agriculture as a demotion. They were wrong.30 Jul 07:10 AM
OpinionDr Jacqueline Rowarth: If veganism is the answer, what was the question?Comment: Are you really saving the planet by becoming a vegan?26 Jul 03:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionAdele Fitzpatrick: Native trees have key role in climate actionCOMMENT: Keep native trees at the front of mind in responding to climate change.22 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: One Govt MP showing some real leadershipCOMMENT: Leadership is being bold, or brave in slightly awkward or difficult cases.21 Jul 08:24 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Emissions plan a step in the right directionBid to trim agriculture's greenhouse gas output may not be perfect — but it's a start.19 Jul 05:43 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: The problems with declaring climate change emergenciesCOMMENT: Is a state of emergency declaration over climate change a good thing?17 Jul 11:44 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Don't try to make me buy an electric carCOMMENT: Genter needs to spend some time in rural NZ to stay in touch.17 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: How can 5pc be a pass rate for emissions deal?COMMENT: NZ can't do much, compared to China, India, and America.16 Jul 08:30 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: It's no wonder everyone hates vegan saboteursCOMMENT: We'll turn vegan if we choose to, without you ramming the cause down our throats.16 Jul 06:19 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTop AA official: Why is this Government turning its back on roads - and safety?COMMENT: Government stance of there being insufficient funds is not good enough.15 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionA zealot responds to climate change alarmComment: 'We all need to open our minds to the fact that things must change.'15 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: This Govt's dangerously out of touch with rural peopleCOMMENT: Good luck charging an electric vehicle down on the farm.14 Jul 08:34 PM
OpinionMichelle DickinsonNanogirl: Scientists confident well-bred cows won't burpCOMMENT: The secret to reducing climate change could be through breeding less burpy cows.12 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's futureCOMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.09 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionEwan McGregor: Lesson to be learned from radiata pinesNew Zealand can take satisfaction from its forestry ethic08 Jul 06:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Govt's plan to push green vehicles a no-brainerCOMMENT: It seems they've come up with a pretty good way to do it but it'll take time.08 Jul 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionComment: Crown Research Institutes are dragging down our universitiesComment: Something like $750 million goes to CRIs, money universities would cherish.04 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionComment: Why Shane Jones' Billion Tree scheme will failComment: China takes 75% of our logs, you could say we have all our logs in one basket.04 Jul 06:15 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBoyd Swinburn: Food for thought - drastic change neededCOMMENT: We need to collectively understand the urgent need for systemic transformation.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Westland Milk sale will see xenophobes out in forceComment: "Foreign investment, like it or not, makes this country run."30 Jun 06:43 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSir Rob Fenwick: Auckland needs regional composting plant nowCOMMENT: Urban dwellers can do so much more for the well-being of our soil.30 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Why gun recall will backfireCOMMENT: The gun buy-back is doomed to fail. It's being done on the cheap.22 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: What happened to tackling bottled water exporters?COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that we all own the water for the purposes of export?18 Jun 06:00 PM
OpinionBarry SoperSoper: Govt steps up to farmers' plate usually served up by NatsCOMMENT: Farming is a business like no other.17 Jun 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Swine fever casts shadow on global economyCOMMENT: Epidemic has potential to change the economic equations for New Zealand.15 Jun 10:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDamien Venuto: Fonterra, Kiwibank, Sport NZ make marketing movesComment: There have been some big moves in the advertising space.14 Jun 06:03 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionComment: Fonterra could end up being owned offshoreAsset sales are only a temporary reprieve.12 Jun 06:30 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: What certainty has to do with the price of milkWe say: Government needs to offer certainty on what it expects of farmers and environment.10 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: The end of the meat? Not impossible, just not likelyWe say: Meat substitutes are changing trends in West but global consumption still rising.08 Jun 05:00 PM