The CountryNathan Guy: Open trade to feed the worldA few weeks ago I spent a busy couple of days in the city of Piura in Peru, South America, attending an APEC Food Security meeting. The 21 Oct 02:30 AM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Does a missed target matter?COMMENT: The Reserve Bank has some explaining to do.20 Oct 05:15 PM
The CountryAndrew Hoggard: Vital to understand issuesAs a trading nation, New Zealand must engage in global policy debates that, on face value, might appear to be a junket for delegates. I 20 Oct 04:00 AM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - Kiwi farmer's radio revolutionDom takes a trip down memory lane and gives us the history of radio which started on a farm!19 Oct 09:10 PM
The CountryDavid Stewart: Wet weather woes set to stay aroundI don't like starting with bad news but here is a bit of a warning, the horrible wet weather over the last month has caused some real 19 Oct 06:00 AM
The CountryDavid Stewart: Asparagus best when in seasonWith abundant rain and warmer temperatures, your green vegetables and salad lines are growing superbly. Fresh asparagus, broccoli18 Oct 06:00 AM
OpinionJamie MackayConfessions of a 'Left Wing Tosser'In this week's From the Lip - Jamie answers an ill-informed critic who labels him left-wing. Don't they know he's apolitical?18 Oct 03:30 AM
The CountryWinston Peters: Joylessly going beyond meat?OPINION: The country's reliance on its rural sector for the export income that sustains our standard of living was re-emphasised in 15 Oct 05:00 PM
The CountryLet's get honest about the apathy of democracyThe voter turnout nationwide has been recognised as being the worst. It has encouraged the comment that we should be using web-based 13 Oct 07:00 PM
The CountryWinston Peters: A long hard battle aheadIn April this year farmer confidence reached its lowest level since 2007, particularly for dairy farmers. In July farm prices dropped 13 Oct 05:00 PM
OpinionBennett: Climate policies on right trackWe've ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, so what next?13 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionWoods: Agri emissions must be tackledFor Labour, it is critical that we have an integrated across government plan to reduce emissions.13 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryOpinion: Anti-dam mandate demands actionAs heartening as the election of a revisionist majority to Hawke's Bay regional council may be, I believe the new broom councillors 13 Oct 03:00 PM
The CountryVet talk: How to rear healthy animalsWatching young animals grow and develop, learn, play and interact is one of life's greatest pleasures. Ensuring the health of an 13 Oct 06:00 AM
The CountryLegal action slows down water actionRecent legal action against Horizons Regional Council smelled like a sordid strategy to upset the apple-cart on the eve of regional 13 Oct 05:30 AM
The CountryDon't worry about factors beyond your controlBy now most farmers have all or a good portion of their new season lamb crop on the ground. In the North Island favourable lambing 12 Oct 10:30 PM
The CountryPoll: Should NZ introduce a sugar tax?The UN health agency has recommended countries use tax policies to increase the price of sugary drinks like soft drinks, sport drinks 12 Oct 09:53 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - rugby, 'rasists' and beerA weekend in the life of Dom George: fantastic All Blacks, a delectable Tuatara brew, and atrocious social "medea" spelling.12 Oct 09:26 PM
OpinionShelley BridgemanWhy are people so bad at parking?Have you ever been incensed by a badly parked car? Shelley Bridgeman lists her top five parking gripes.12 Oct 12:10 AM
The CountryOpinion: Councils will want in on water issuesOnce again the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is planning to head off to the Courts to enforce their unpopular decisions on a weary 11 Oct 03:00 PM
The CountryDeport employers 'ripping off workers'Winston Peters is calling for immigrant employers caught underpaying workers or forcing them to work long hours to be deported.10 Oct 09:20 PM
The CountryAaron Smith is 'none of our business'COMMENT: "Spare me the moral outrage New Zealand", Wayne Perkins reckons Aaron Smith should be left alone after his recent indiscretion.10 Oct 08:02 PM
OpinionThree individual issues muddy watersCOMMENT: Environment, drinking water and charges need to be dealt with separately, writes Iain Rabbitts.10 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryWATCH: Result 'a mandate' for anti-dam councillorsThe public has sent a message, by re-electing the three incumbent Hastings councillors to Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Based on 08 Oct 08:33 AM
The CountryJen's pick: Seeing what our competitors doI recently returned from a very full-on couple of weeks at Asia Fruit Logistica - a trade show and congress held in Hong Kong, and 08 Oct 12:30 AM
The CountryRick's beef: Water tables fill upWhat a wet start to the spring we are having. At least it's been warm, grass growth is increasing and our water tables are being replenished. Good 07 Oct 11:00 PM
The CountryBruce Bisset: Disturbing level of compliancePerverse as it may seem, the Hastings District Council, under scrutiny as possibly culpable in the Havelock North campylobacter outbreak07 Oct 05:00 AM
The CountryLisa Harper: Supply of power so vital to farmersElectricity is one of those boring basic services that it's easy to take for granted, until suddenly you're without. For anyone with 06 Oct 03:00 AM
The CountryZelka Grammer: North resistance to GMOs in dangerWhangarei District councillors recently voted unanimously to protect our community and local economy from the risks of outdoor uses 06 Oct 12:30 AM
The CountryWinston Peters: Have we been caught napping by Americans?While dairy farmers are cheered by a milk price forecast that's above break even, Fonterra's recent record profit is bittersweet. 05 Oct 10:45 PM
OpinionDom GeorgeDom 'Furious' George - are rural towns becoming ghost towns?Are we losing our regional towns? Dom George investigates rural depopulation.05 Oct 08:00 PM
The CountrySteve Wyn-Harris: Capturing excess water a no-brainerOne of the current Hawke's Bay regional councillors who has strongly opposed the Ruataniwha Dam and, party to many comments regarding 05 Oct 02:00 AM
The CountryGerard Pain: The dam is a major issue for the district councilDuring the recent election debates here in CHB, it was claimed by some that the Ruataniwha Dam was not an issue for the District Council04 Oct 11:00 PM
OpinionJamie MackayJamie Mackay's From the Lip - 'The media is no place for shrinking violets'The Country host Jamie Mackay tackles his detractors in this week's column, but it's not all bad news.04 Oct 02:47 AM
