PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Logging inquiry must be just the first stepScale of damage on East Coast demands a Royal Commission.24 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionCyclone Gabrielle: Poachers just one more worry farmers don’t needCouncils should also show leeway on the usual RMA red tape and consents.22 Feb 12:58 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBruce Cotterill: Getting on our bikes for mental health, prostate cancerA ride from Cape Reinga to Bluff is a way to help men facing some big issues.17 Feb 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Floods prove need for resilient supply linesOPINION: A Maritime Union secretary says Ports of Auckland must remain where it is.02 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraKate MacNamara: How to reform the Three Waters ReformReforming the Three Waters Reform will take more than a new(ish) ministerial face.02 Feb 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGord Stewart: Farming for a brighter futureOPINION: A recipe for thriving rural communities and healthier people.26 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionEditorial: Time to stump up on forestry slashOPINION: Our editorial on the lasting impacts of wood industry.18 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherDeborah Manning: 'Food is the most powerful tool we have to connect with people'KiwiHarvest founder Deborah Manning talks about her work and life.16 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn Robertson: Three Waters - the debt is in the detailOPINION: Waitomo Mayor says ratepayers may be exposed to debt recovery.15 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Farming, footy and politics - the 2022 rural award winnersHere’s the year through my lens.19 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The 2022 Politician of the Year is.....PM Jacinda Ardern deserves more credit than she will get - but she isn't the winner.16 Dec 06:21 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSir Ian Taylor: 'All gone wrong' - the Labour Party I used to knowOPINION: PM's magazine cover 'tone-deaf' during a cost of living crisis.11 Dec 07:29 PM
Opinion'Cheerleader-in-Chief': PM explains her role in ramping up trade after CovidOPINION: Trade missions have given us greater resilience in turbulent times, the PM writes08 Dec 09:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionThomas CoughlanThomas Coughlan: How Mahuta lost control of Three Waters, and Ardern lost control of MahutaOPINION: This week, the Prime Minister and her minister were openly at odds.07 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: The PM takes on the farmers, crime and the Sisyphean task of getting a good weekThe PM was never going to win over the farmers but is Hamilton West closer than expected?02 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: How will Fieldays receive the PM and Labour this year?OPINION: Fieldays will be a litmus test for the Government.29 Nov 04:20 AM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Misuse of power to entrench Three Waters legislationThe Government is showing its desperation with the new Three Waters rule.27 Nov 08:43 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBruce Cotterill: Three Waters - where is the outrage?OPINION: Cynical late Friday afternoon Three Waters news dump went unreported on TV news.23 Nov 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: National’s approach to climate is a massive failure for farmersNational's complaints about the Government's farm policies show very poor leadership.21 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Fonterra at the crossroads but no let-up for consumersEditorial: Looking at the future of dairy throws up good and bad outcomes.17 Nov 04:00 PM
OpinionThe great NZ slowdown: Why road speed limits are being cutDespite lowering speed limits, evidence suggests journey times are hardly affected.16 Nov 08:38 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKerry Worsnop: Spare the rod, stop spoiling the milkOPINION: Most vulnerable farmers in the world have managed to be among the best.16 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Cop this - no one on global stage cares what we doOPINION: Climate change meeting No 27 will lead to nothing.02 Nov 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay: Why this virtue signalling Govt is so reviled by the rural sectorThe past two years have been the most divisive of my lifetime, writes Jamie Mackay.31 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Jones: Govt is chasing its ideological tailOPINION: Needs of the nation pile up while Labour keeps tilting at taniwha.26 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDiana ClementDiana Clement: Can frozen veges save us from inflation?Why are so many of us turned off by these most humble of frozen veg offerings?22 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionOpinion: Why farmers are protesting against the wrong people at the wrong timeOpinion: The rural sector has become dangerously polarised in New Zealand.21 Oct 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDamien O’Connor: Emissions pricing scheme should be welcomedOPINION: Agriculture Minister outlines the case for NZ's high-sustainability credentials.18 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGraham Pinnell: One simple solution to farm emissions controversyThe obvious solution is to go back to where this all started.17 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSimon WilsonSimon Wilson: The fallout over Govt's unambitious, misguided plan to reduce farm emissionsThe new farm emissions plan doesn't satisfy anything, but that doesn't make it right.17 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPaula Bennett: Burp tax will take meat, dairy off the family tableThose who are struggling to fill their pantry will suffer the increased prices most.15 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteven Joyce: Can't see the food for the treesGovt's bid to trim emissions will hit Kiwi farmers — but won't reduce climate change.14 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLuke KirknessLuke Kirkness: Hindsight won't help us in the fight against climate changeOPINION: Surely we can all see the climate is causing chaos in New Zealand.12 Oct 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOwen Jennings: Farmers mired in confusion over emissionsOPINION: 'Do farmers get any credit? Not a word. What do you really want, New Zealand?'12 Oct 04:00 PM