OpinionEditorial: 1080 warning a double-edged swordThe Government was right to say nothing until discreet inquiries had failed and there is a chance a public appeal might help police catch him. The interval appears to have permitted the industry to be well prepared.11 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Key's silence right way to handle crisisShould New Zealanders have been kept in the dark about the 1080 threats for nearly four months? The answer, on balance, is yes, writes John Armstrong.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionChristopher Adams: All eyes on reaction of Chinese media and consumersAfter everything New Zealand's infant formula industry has been through over the past few years, the last thing it needed was yesterday's news of the 1080 threat.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionAalt Dijkhuizen: The future of NZ Dairy - more with lessCan the NZ and The Netherlands develop farming systems that will satisfy growing demand while being more environmentally sustainable?26 Feb 12:30 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: White Gold Rush hits sticky patchThis will be the year in which New Zealand dairy farmers, companies, investors and their bankers will find themselves consumed by a crucial question - is the White Gold Rush finally over or will....13 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Telltale topics on economic barometerIn dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.04 Jan 08:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Milk price could sour English's optimismRock star to rock bottom? That's not where the New Zealand economy is heading, writes Fran O'Sullivan.16 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Petrol price still too highThe sharp decline in oil and dairy prices could have a huge impact on the domestic economy as the former is our largest import item and the latter our biggest export earner.12 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian Fallow: Riding the dairy monsterA $6 billion drop in dairy farmers' incomes this season is a blow to the wider economy, no question, writes Brian Fallow. But it's not all bad.11 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Fonterra still in a state of denialThere is one salient comment in the report by Queens Counsel Miriam Dean into the WPC80 incident that ought to give Fonterra's directors and shareholders cause for concern: "A company that is....09 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionIan Proudfoot: NZ can be local producer to worldThe rest of the world has woken up to the growth in demand for food, particularly for proteins, that will occur over the next 30 years.25 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionMark Lister: Dairy not only apple in the basketIt's not all about dairy. We saw another poor result from the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the headline index down 3.1 per cent and the important whole milk powder price down 5.1 per cent to US$2400 ($3072) a tonne.25 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionEric Watson: Look beyond the milk shedNZ has led the world developing technologies to maximise output from our limited land resources, but it's reaching the geoclimatic and biological limits of its "pasture-based" model.25 Oct 11:08 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Key catches drift on waterwaysThe Prime Minister has finally acknowledged the political reality that there are limits to growth as his Government takes a tentative step towards ensuring dairy effluent doesn't continue to despoil our major waterways.21 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Govt opts for caution and stabilityThe most notable item in the Government's third term agenda outlined to Parliament yesterday is an intention to hold "job fairs" in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane aimed at New Zealand....21 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Lyons: When rock stars run out of puffNZ has a "rock star economy" and surveys reveal high levels of business confidence, but what could make the economy run out of puff? Peter Lyons looks at the issue.06 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Economy will ride on the exchange rateNew Zealand's "rock star" economic growth of the past couple of years has been attributed to two things: high dairy prices and the Christchurch rebuild.05 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionJamie GrayJamie Gray: Tatua outperforms FonterraTatua, the small Waikato-based dairy co-operative, did well over the 2014/15 dairy season while its far bigger competitor, Fonterra, did not. The reason - powder.30 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: How's the economy? You choose.Liam Dann offers up five reasons for economic gloom and five reasons for cheer.28 Sep 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: Greens' ideas on dairying hold plenty of good waterNo party in an election campaign has a monopoly on wisdom; most have something important to say.14 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Recovery's still got a mountain to climbHere we are again, hearts in our mouths, as we watch an international commodity slump knock the shine off New Zealand's economic recovery.07 Sep 05:00 PM
OpinionPhil O'Reilly: Foreign buyers a boon for economySales of farmland to foreigners has become a heated issue just before the election, writes Phil O'Reilly.11 Aug 05:46 AM
OpinionJohn Armstrong: Lochinver sale tricky problem for KeyAn unlikely pairing suggests that the sale of Lochinver Station to Shanghai Pengxin Group is one sale to foreign interests too many, writes John Armstrong.04 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Govt needs to change message on tribal dairy debateWhy are dairy prices falling? Well, if you read industry commentary from places like the United States and Europe they know who's to blame. It's us.03 Aug 05:00 PM
OpinionJamie GrayJamie Gray: Dairy boom over? Don't count on itAgriculture reporter Jamie Gray looks at reasons why it’s not yet doom and gloom for the dairy sector following this morning's drop in global dairy prices.16 Jul 01:30 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Japan playing hardball on trade dealShinzo Abe didn't quite throw his weight around when he met John Key at Government House in Auckland this week.08 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionAgribusiness Report - Tim Green: Lands of opportunity across the PacificWith the world's population tipped to reach nine billion by 2050, global agriculture production is required to increase by 70 per cent to meet the world's increasing demand for food.08 Jul 04:15 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyHickey: Bad news for farmersExporters - dairy farmers in particular - were quietly seething this week. They had to watch as milk powder prices fell 5% at the GlobalDairyTrade auction on Wednesday.05 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionSandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Future of dairying lies in great outdoorsFieldays is over and tens of thousands of visitors to Mystery Creek have witnessed the future of dairy farming.24 Jun 05:00 PM
