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Opinion: Emissions offsets can protect our heritage better than Climate Commission

The Climate Commission threatens a number of sectors.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The downside of 8 cent tomatoes

Opinion: Low prices are an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

Liam Dann: Never mind the tomato wars, food prices are set to rise

Food prices have been subdued of late but global commodity markets point to big rises.

Comment: Seeing the wood for the trees

Opinion: Supply and demand imbalances different this year with various factors impacting.

Comment: Farming life no idyllic bliss

I probably would be ferocious, too, if I was going to be made into hamburgers.

Cecilia Robinson: Enough talk. It's time to move the port

New Zealand is good at talking but slow to act, argues Cecilia Robinson.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why we should be using wool carpets

Opinion: We got rid of plastic bags - why can't we get rid of synthetic carpets?

Jamie Mackay: Stuck at home — but what a home it is

Global travel's off limits so go see our stunning country.

Juha Saarinen: Elon Musk's challenge to Kiwi rural broadband providers

New broadband option is bound to tempt some users.

Todd Muller: Time to lift the anchor on free trade

Boris Johnson's talk on free trade seems more air than substance but change is possible.

Jamie Mackay: Ten predictions from a wily old accountant

It's hard to argue with a worldly, wily and wise accountant.

Editorial: Upgraded NZ-China FTA a win for exporters

Editorial: Upgraded trade agreement with China is a win for NZ's primary sector exporters.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why veganism won't save the world

Opinion: A vegan diet isn't better for the planet than a moderate omnivorous diet.

Bryan Leyland: The good and bad news about the Tiwai Point reprieve

Opinion: Closing the Southland smelter would be bad for the economy and the environment.

Christmas Eve 1953 – A reflection on the Tangiwai disaster

"I spotted a child's Christmas teddy bear and other gifts lay idle on dry mud banks."

Jamie Mackay: And the 2020 Rural Oscars go to ...

There's no sugar-coating it, 2020 has been a bugger of a year.

Opinion: How sheep and beef farmers tackled a tough year

Opinion: B+LNZ chair and CEO wrap up 2020 and look towards 2021.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Maintaining our slice of heaven

Opinion: Invest in the industries which showed resilience and played to natural advantages