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Luke Kirkness: Townies should get behind installing tanks to catch rainwater
OPINION: We should be well accustomed to droughts and water restrictions over summer now.

Pete Fitz-Herbert: My thoughts on carbon farming
Opinion: Manawatū farmer Pete Fitz-Herbert is worried about carbon farming.

Jamie Mackay: 2021 in review (and a couple of awards too)
This time last year we were looking forward to a better year. Instead we got 2021.

Sir John Kirwan: Goodbye to the Covid-19 blues
OPINION: JK outlines ways to shake off anxieties from the Covid 19 pandemic.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: In defence of glyphosate
Opinion: Glyphosate is approved in NZ because the positive aspects are indisputable.

Opinion: Why it's a great time to be a North Island hill country landowner
Farmers no longer need to see sheep and beef as the only land use.

Editorial: Farmy army needs to weed out the barmy
OPINION: Our editorial on the radical fringes of the Groundswell movement.

Opinion: Groundswell juggernaut not going away any time soon
Opinion: Groundswell has become a juggernaut and that has brought its own difficulties.

Kevin Page: Why we're looking at lifestyle property
Comment: Kevin Page has yet another plan.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The problem with promises at COP26
Opinion: Promises made at international climate change conference will be hard to achieve.

Opinion: Is NZ ready for the plant-based meat revolution?
Are NZ's primary producers preparing for the change?, asks Dr Helen Darling.

Rowena Duncum: Please protest with dignity this weekend
Opinion: Rowena Duncum calls for dignity at the "Mother of all Protests" this weekend.

Editorial: Three Waters in turbulent straits
OPINION: Our editorial on the Three Waters reforms.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The nitrate debate rages on
Opinion: Activists keep the nitrate in drinking water debate alive.

Opinion: Five ways to help the dairy industry meet its climate goals
Opinion: Reducing cow numbers not the only option for a more climate-friendly dairy herd.

Matt Heath: Hot dam! Is there anything sexier than a water catchment?
OPINION: Watercare.co.nz once again has the sexiest live cams on the internet.

Josh Wilkinson keen to contribute to farming
I think it's important to be a part of an organisation such as the Federated Farmers.

Rowena Duncum: Turn off, tune out, escape Covid fatigue
Opinion: Rowena Duncum switches off from the pandemic and goes for a tech-free stroll.

Kiri Gillespie: 'Three Waters mandate makes laughing stock of councils'
Opinion: The Government steamrolling Three Waters will only end in tears.

Stuart Nash: FTA good news for Hawke's Bay growers
Free Trade Deal with the UK will benefit local apple growers.

Opinion: Alternative proteins and the Snark Syndrome
Opinion: Alternative eating future risks more environmental damage than traditional diets.

Jamie Mackay: Rural Kiwis need to step up vaccination efforts
Rural New Zealanders are dragging the chain a bit on vaccination rates.

Opinion: Why Three Waters is necessary despite divide
The current system is broken and literally in need of significant repair.

Simon Wilson: It's a terrible time to talk about climate change but we have to do it
National says it's a bad time for climate action and that's true. But when's a good time?

Opinion: Best laid plans for water reform can be saved
Proposal to merge 67 council water services into four is proving controversial.

Christopher Luxon: Local control in troubled waters
OPINION: The tide is going out on community decision-making

Opinion: Three Waters - Farmer's poem for the PM
Opinion: East Coast farmer Graeme Williams is back with another poem for the PM.

Opinion: Carbon farming - what is the end goal?
Opinion: Who would have ever thought we could get paid for air?

Opinion: Correct this Taihape Area School mess
Opinion: Feds President Andrew Hoggard says land needs to be returned to Taihape.