PremiumPremiumOpinionShaun Brookes: Legalised cannabis will be a test for employersCOMMENT: Will legalising cannabis mean employees will be allowed to come to work stoned?27 May 05:00 PM
OpinionPilot scheme for regional reporters is good newsReporter numbers in regions have fallen by 28 per cent in the last three to five years.26 May 10:00 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Provincial Growth Fund looking dodgier by the dayComment: The PGF of today doesn't look as flash as it did just 18 months ago.15 May 06:15 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Angry farmers blame beastly behaviour from MPI in M. bovis sagaCOMMENT: Angry farmers say one of their colleagues committed suicide.14 May 06:27 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Where's the support for farmers battling Mycoplasma bovis?COMMENT: Critics say poor communication from MPI continues to cause anguish.13 May 06:36 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Sorry James Cameron, the end isn't nigh for NZ meat farmersEDITORIAL: Despite hype about Impossible Burgers, global meat consumption is on the rise.10 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Earth is heating up and activism will tooCOMMENT: The environmental movement, like every other movement, is changing dramatically.30 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionComment: The 10 biggest stories in farming over the past 25 yearsJamie Mackay looks back on a quarter of a century in radio.24 Apr 03:19 AM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Dignified death of a feisty farm catCOMMENT: This isn't really a column about my dead cat, though it might appear that way.16 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionHawkesby: No Mike, not all people who can't find work are lazyCOMMENT: If you have to pay $17.70 an hour now, why hire an inexperienced employee?10 Apr 06:46 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Lazy Kiwis refuse to work in orchards for good moneyCOMMENT: Some work-shy people are slack, lazy, can't be bothered, interested in excuses.09 Apr 06:25 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Has the Govt lost the debate on CGT?Recent poll on capital gains tax is far from indicative of whether the public oppose plan.09 Apr 04:54 AM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Should Fonterra list before it's too late?COMMENT: Westland's pending sale to foreign buyer should be warning to industry.05 Apr 06:50 PM
OpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Hats off to a farmer who tells it like it isHosking: Comments are colourful and not PC but they're not all that inaccurate.27 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionRachel StewartRachel Stewart: Owning firearms a privilege not a rightCOMMENT: Whatever Govt decides, I am fully prepared to relinquish my semi-automatics.19 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Dairy to rescue as property boom economy faltersCOMMENT: As risks around domestic economy grow, export prices once again come to rescue.16 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: Semi-automatics must be bannedCOMMENT: Ban and buy back these massacre weapons. We could've done this 20 years ago.16 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionPulling up NZ's socks takes whole nationComment: Our environment depends on our economy, which in turn depends on our reputation.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowComment: Don't rush PGF in the regionsComment: PGF is a good idea for New Zealand — too good to be botched by poor execution.07 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAudrey YoungTax heats up the battle for heartland NZCOMMENT: Winston Peters was badly off his game in an important week.22 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Chinese relations must get back on trackTourism Minister Kelvin Davis should be on the first plane up to China.12 Feb 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Fire has been well foughtOne of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.11 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionKate HawkesbyHawkesby: Forget Lime scooters, it's quad bikes that are killersCOMMENT: Why are people still dying on quad bikes?03 Feb 05:29 PM
OpinionMike HoskingHosking: Three threats to the economy may come crashing togetherComment: They've turned what was a rock-star into a pub karaoke croaker.30 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionComment: Tourism let down by the trashing familyTourism leaders thankful for New Zealanders' reaction to the trashing family.24 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Should rodeos be banned in New Zealand?Bryce Edwards asks whether it's cruel and archaic or a sport under fire.17 Jan 03:40 AM
OpinionTim Mackle: Dairy farmers leading charge to clean up waterCOMMENT: The simple reality these days is that no dairy cow can get into a stream.15 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: The country comes to townCOMMENT: Show is about a whole lot more than farming.11 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of 2018Comment: The Country's Jamie Mackay takes a look at the rural highs and lows of 2018.21 Dec 12:45 AM
OpinionLee SucklingHow to save money on meat - without eating lessThough it wouldn't hurt, you don't have to become a weekday vegetarian to save on meat.09 Dec 06:22 PM
OpinionEditorial: Shane Jones should not be Santa ClausShane Jones has given a cheap loan to a dairy co-op that did not need it.05 Dec 04:00 PM
EditorialEditorial: Trade truce relief for US farmersEDITORIAL: Suspension of the US-China trade war is a relief of American farmers.04 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionDavid CormackDavid Cormack: The great climate change swindleCOMMENT: Climate change is our nuclear free moment! Or is it?03 Dec 06:33 AM
OpinionMarie Taylor: Our landscape is our responsibilityNatives natural fit for award-winner30 Nov 05:00 PM
