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Sam Owen: How to look after yourself and others during lockdown

Opinion: Sam Owen reminds dairy farmers to stop and smell the roses sometimes.

Mark Lister: Land of opportunity, but also volatility

The Chinese economy has been slowing for much of 2021.

Mark Vincent: Opportunities in Three Waters reforms

Opinion: Is it possible to make the most of local knowledge with centralised heft?

Comment: Enjoy whitebaiting, but obey the rules

Weekly column by Kāpiti Mayor K. Gurunathan

Ben Kepes: Why the Three Waters Reform makes sense for the regions

The reforms will ensure greater uniformity, writes Ben Kepes.

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Code Red and green solutions

Opinion: There are no easy answers when it comes to climate change.

Opinion: Food production expectations are bananas

Opinion: Some consumers' expectations about food are getting a little out of hand.

Comment: Will new rules for whitebaiting save the species or is it just sizzle?

Shorter season, gear restrictions, but commercial catch is still on for whitebaiting.

Opinion: Stop apologising for being a farmer

Opinion: Don Fraser wants farmers to stop saying sorry for what they do.

Farm tractors, Ponsonby lattes and the true gulf between us now

We're a divided country but despite what some say the gap is not between town and country.

Opinion: Why farmers protested in the streets

Opinion: Farmer Shelley Krieger knows why rural people took to the streets last week.

The Golden Goose: Farmer's poem for Jacinda Ardern

Opinion: East Coast farmer Graeme Williams has written a poem for the Prime Minister.

Comment: Farmers and townies in same waka

Opinion: Next time you see a cow cockie, tell them you appreciate them.

Jack Tame: Protesting farmers are hypocrites - but so am I

OPINION: All of us have to make sacrifices if we are to stop plundering the world.

Claire Trevett: Dismiss protesting farmers as rednecks at your peril, Prime Minister

The PM's reforms make it clear she wants to leave a legacy - but how much is too much?

Kieran McAnulty: Why I won't be joining the farmer protest

Opinion: Labour MP Kieran McAnulty on why he will not be attending Howl of a Protest.

Gardening: It's time to prune deciduous fruit trees and roses

The best time to prune is during the month of July.

Opinion: Apples – an industry in transition to a productive future

Informed discussions needed about any changes that compound existing workforce shortages.