The CountryOpinion: Emissions tax will make our food more expensiveThe emissions tax will have the wrong effect, says Helen Craig07 Nov 03:25 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
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is this our generation’s subsidy-free moment?Opinion: Govt’s response to HWEN proposals results in misunderstanding, muddle and misery.01 Nov 12:34 AM
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
The CountryPeter Berg: Why Aotearoa’s native forests are worth fighting forOpinion: Tāne’s Tree Trust on his hard work to build national support for native forests.27 Oct 12:34 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountrySamantha Motion: Protests trump apathy as climate disaster loomsOpinion: Perhaps 'extreme' protests are needed to snap us out of our cognitive dissonance.21 Oct 11:00 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
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Climate change, confusion, and hot airOpinion: There are no easy answers to New Zealand or the World’s GHG emissions.19 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
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
The CountryMarcus Musson: Medium term forestry outlook pessimisticDespite current concerns, the long-term outlook for the forestry industry looks solid.12 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryOpinion: Our farming sector shouldn't be the world's guinea pigsI'm not buying the Government's big sell job on this plan, writes John MacDonald.11 Oct 11:55 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Battling confirmation biasOpinion: Confirmation bias is a big hurdle for myth-busting scientists to overcome.04 Oct 01:00 AM
The CountryOpinion: Setting the record straight on emissions pricingOpinion: He Waka Eke Noa programme director says it's time to separate fact from fiction.28 Sep 06:32 PM
The CountryComment: Extreme weather events make a new system for funding roads essentialWe need to continue to advocate for properly funded roads as they're vital: Williamson28 Sep 04:00 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to reopen the GE in agriculture debateOpinion: Society deserves the gene editing debate to be reopened.20 Sep 01:31 AM
The CountryDean Rabbidge: Time to scuttle the Waka?Opinion: He Waka Eke Noa is completely unacceptable in its current form.17 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryPete Fitz-Herbert: He Waka Eke Noa - science fiction or non-fiction?Opinion: Will He Waka Eke Noa turn rural New Zealanders into Ewoks?15 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryRowena Duncum: Cue the trolls - it's Māori Language WeekOPINION: The Country's executive producer is saddened by Te Wiki o te Reo Māori backlash.13 Sep 03:45 AM
The CountryJason Herrick: Education over regulationOpinion: Govt should leave winter grazing and FWFP to the experts - farmers.08 Sep 05:30 PM
The CountryRob Morrison: Carbon mining - short-term gain, long-term painOpinion: Not excluding exotic species in ETS permanent forest category is a big mistake08 Sep 01:31 AM
The CountryComment: Log price rise a flash in the panThe outlook for the Chinese construction sector is about as rosy as Rotorua's motel strip07 Sep 05:00 PM
The CountryDr Jacqueline Rowarth: In defence of the Kiwi dietOpinion: UK author George Monbiot is wrong about the impact of our meat-loving diet.06 Sep 02:00 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryOpinion: Is climate change to blame for prevalence of potholes?OPINION: Local roads, state highways, rural roads; none are spared the scouring forces.02 Sep 10:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Jones: Less climate puff, more economic realismOPINION: 'Climate Change Commission must not become an echo chamber for prophets of doom.'01 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: 'Shameless' PM spruiks NZOPINION: A jet setting Jacinda Ardern is clocking up the kilometres and trade deals.31 Aug 05:22 AM
The CountryRay Smith: Food and fibre sector at forefront of NZ's economic Covid recoveryThe sector's performance throughout the pandemic has helped to keep the economy growing.30 Aug 04:59 PM
OpinionRyan Heneghan: 'A nuclear war cannot be won'OPINION: Conflicts between nuclear-armed powers a concern in multiple parts of the world.30 Aug 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryNicola Shadbolt: NZ's role in feeding the world needs to be recognisedUnderstanding our place on the global food map30 Aug 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionTime is ripe for re-shaping New Zealand's trade policyOPINION: I have nothing but admiration for our primary sector.30 Aug 04:59 PM