The CountryWayne Perkins: Go Johnny GoThere is something about what is arguably the world's most physically demanding job that gets under your skin and never quite goes away writes Wayne Perkins.12 Feb 08:02 PM
The CountryI'm not guilty, your honourI don't know if it's just me, but I seem to suffer from an overactive conscience. It kicks in when I'm going along, minding my own 12 Feb 04:00 AM
The CountryYour View: not all rabbits are pests - an open letterThe Otago Regional Council seems likely to spend up to $50,000 in unbudgeted funding to co-ordinate the release of a Korean strain 09 Feb 11:07 PM
The CountryJohn Blackwell: What a difference a week makesRecent events have tended to back the theory that the difference between an average farmer and a top farmer is one week. Let me explain: 08 Feb 10:30 PM
OpinionDom 'Furious' George: Summer is for beach, cricket and mowing the lawnsDom George doesn't trust anyone who doesn't love cricket...08 Feb 07:54 PM
The CountryTaking responsibility for being greenI only have to evaluate my daily decisions to see the potential future of our environment. In summer my favourite place to be is the Ohau River at Gladstone Reserve. It's my slice of paradise.08 Feb 03:00 AM
The CountryEditorial: Expect big election promisesBack in March 2015, then PM John Key vowed his party would do what it could to win back the Northland electorate seat after Winston 07 Feb 05:00 PM
The CountryDrought declaration a psychological boostWith a soil moisture curve climbing almost vertically, and no significant rain forecast for the rest of the month, Friday's declaration 06 Feb 09:30 PM
The CountryTim Gilbertson: It's a case for Sherlock HolmesCalling Sherlock Holmes. The Case of the Stolen Shed needs you: a pilfered building, claims of secret emails, alleged skulduggery04 Feb 12:25 AM
The CountryNow is the time for water solutionsIt seems like a day doesn't go by without more news reinforcing the dire state of our water. With the Government inquiry into the 02 Feb 09:30 PM
The CountryRick's Beef: What's next for farmers?If the uncertainty around Brexit last year wasn't enough, we now enter the unknown with United States President Trump now carrying 02 Feb 06:00 AM
The CountryJen's Pick: Excitement in avocado ideasNearing the end of one of our biggest seasons to date, we can reflect on a season that was both challenging and exciting at the same 02 Feb 05:30 AM
The CountryMike Finlayson: Work a balancing actSince becoming your representative on the Northland Regional Council last October I have been on a mission to understand the vast 02 Feb 03:30 AM
The CountryPeters: So where's the infrastructure?The reaction of many Northlanders to the news that our region is to be promoted in Melbourne to attract tourists here was no doubt 02 Feb 03:00 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George: To tweet, or not to tweetWhether you're the President of the United States or a rodeo king - Twitter is a dark and dangerous place writes Dominic George01 Feb 08:26 PM
The CountryHealth of waterways concern for allDiscussion around the state of water quality in New Zealand is not short of an opinion or two. Yet when it comes to the science, we 01 Feb 04:30 AM
The CountryUFB rollout a boon for Kapiti businessIt's back to school this week for my three children and around the country 765,000 students are returning to the classroom. This 31 Jan 08:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Reading between the linesIt didn't take an Einstein to get who Bill English was really talking about at his Chinese New Year dinner speech, Fran O'Sullivan writes.31 Jan 05:02 PM
The CountryComment: Check before you click and shareWe are only a few weeks into 2017 but already it seems the phrase of the year might very well be the "F" one. Fake news. The phrase 31 Jan 02:10 AM
The CountryEditorial: Time's up for rodeoHowever vehemently rodeo organisers defend their sport, time is just about up...says Peter Jackson30 Jan 09:30 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's From the Lip: Trump - you have to hand it to him?You can rightfully accuse Donald Trump of many things but you couldn't accuse the most powerful man in the world of sitting on his hands.30 Jan 04:00 AM
The CountryNew rules to benefit agricultureA recent law change will see New Zealand farmers and growers able to access the latest technologies available on the global market29 Jan 08:04 PM
EditorialEditorial: Serve them rightThere are vegans who not only will not touch dead meat but while avoid any products of living things.28 Jan 04:00 PM
The CountryMichael Fowler: Drought in Bay nothing newMany involved in farming livestock or crops in Hawke's Bay will have memories of a particular drought or droughts - that is a period 28 Jan 01:21 AM
The CountryMy life - it's turned to pooTo the outsider looking in, horse riders can look a bit unapproachable. I mean, they sit up there on their gleaming steeds, looking 27 Jan 11:00 PM
The CountryEnjoying country life at showBeing a bit of a country girl at heart I love the annual A&P Show. It's a parade of all that's good about the Kiwi country life 27 Jan 12:00 AM
OpinionWho is the greater polluter, cows or people?Malcolm Lumsden was recently stopped by a lady pronouncing that "I was one of those irresponsible farmers who allowed their cows to 'pee and poo' everywhere resulting in our rivers all being polluted"26 Jan 09:55 PM
The Country$20m system not good for gastro outbreakIt seems implausible, in this age of worldwide connectivity and immediate access to information, that councils, district health boards 26 Jan 09:00 PM
OpinionBrian FallowThe TPP is dead - long live what?COMMENT: Is the end of the Trans-Pacific Partnership the death of open economies or just a setback, Brian Fallow writes.26 Jan 05:21 PM
OpinionFree sport on TV a Kiwi birthrightCOMMENT: NZ First wants public money to pay for televising significant games so they can be seen by everyone, says Winston Peters.26 Jan 04:00 PM
The CountrySea Change proposals affect everyoneAs mentioned recently, the so-called collaborative stakeholders' group has recently released their Sea Change report and the Waikato 26 Jan 03:30 AM
The CountryDom 'Furious' George: I read the news today, oh boyAfter a month off, it's back to the grindstone and as usual I have to catch up with what's happened in the world over the past 4 26 Jan 02:30 AM
The CountrySaving Kaitaia from long dry spellsLast week the Northland Age asked why Kaitaia is still waiting for a reliable water supply. It is a valid question, and the Far 26 Jan 02:00 AM
The CountryParadise being lost by carelessnessAs a proud Englishman and a historian, I am often struck by the European desire to give lessons to the rest of the world. I suspect 26 Jan 12:00 AM