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Conservation Comment: Big Ag threat to food diversity

There has been concern in recent years about the concentration of our seed heritage into the hands of a few large multinational corporations. Very

Editorial: No one held to account for Pike River

THE emotion generated by dramatic and traumatic loss of life is a potent force. It can defy logic, it can prompt irrational acts

Frank Greenall: Israel's threat from within

THIS year's end to the electoral cycle won't be soon enough for the hapless Murray McCully's ride off into the sunset. The quizzical

Jay Kuten: It's time for legal medical marijuana

This column, urging the normalisation of medical marijuana, is dedicated to the memory of Dr Chris Cresswell LIKE many readers, I

Your views: Readers' letters

Property values As a ratepayer in this lovely town with a wonderful council that charges excessive rates, don't you think that this

Free market could rescue eels

By Mike Dickison ONE way for us to preserve the natural heritage of our country is to put our money where our mouth is and buy it. This

Agreeing to disagree with Uncle Sam

By Chester Borrows MP for Whanganui THIS week the United States vice-president Joe Biden announced that America would send a warship

Conservation Comment: Island breed brings benefits

It seems that these days the media are full of news about the damage that cattle are causing to New Zealand's environment. Stories

William Rolleston: Foreign investment must add value