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Don't believe all the hype, Kiwi cannabis can get you burnt
Invest in cannabis at your own risk.

Opinion: Progress in waterways cleanup not acknowledged
Like the Master Games competitor, it's often not easy reaching the finish line.

Gwynne Dyer: New food tech may help save us
We need a significant overhaul, changing the world food system on a scale not seen before

Frank Greenall: Cows got talent too
Could New Zealanders ever do the Wilde thing and lay off slaughtering animals?

Editorial: Horse friend unloved no more
Merania Kaurauria reflects on the love of a new companion.

Soper: No love lost for China from the misguided
The Key Government's management of the global financial crisis has been lauded.

Fran O'Sullivan: Chinese relations must get back on track
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis should be on the first plane up to China.

Shane Jones: Making a difference
Te Ara Mahi will give many youth in Northland new opportunities, writes Shane Jones.

Conservation Comment: Why I won't fly
Actually, I'm joining the majority — 95 per cent of humans never fly.

Opinion: Farmers need science
Comment: Federated Farmers believes in science-based policy.

Opinion: Commercial forestry v pastoral farming
Comment: The ramifications of establishing forestry blocks takes some research.

Federated Farmers: Land use under review
Our regional council is focused on being part of the solution, writes Rex Graham.

Opinion: Who benefits from a WCO in Hawke's Bay?
Comment: The WCO won't add any benefits the current regulations do not already provide.

Federated Farmers: Let's use real wool to make Kiwiana
The Feds say Kiwi toys should be made with NZ wool.

Rick's Beef: Take control of your farming future
Comment: It's important for farmers to take control of their own destiny.

Why the WCO will hamper climate change efforts
Comment: Addressing climate change is about more than just banning plastic bags.

Opinion: Heatwave shows importance of water storage
Comment: Australia's heatwave shows that storing water is essential.

Opinion: How online shopping could affect agriculture
Comment: What could online shopping mean for the agricultural industry.

Opinion: Vested interests hold sway
COMMENT: Powerful minorities influence council decisions while our environment suffers

Bryan Gould: Kiwi voters keen to preserve environment
We need more that just a "blue-green" approach to our problems.

The Country Side: Plastic surgery
At least I no longer feel like some kind of oddity for using cloth shopping bags.

Opinion: Ag Training in the Wairarapa - adapting for the future
Comment: Wairarapa Ag training meeting relevant for all New Zealand.

Opinion: Biosecurity efforts underway
Comment: Fed Farmers applauds Damien O'Connor's efforts with biosecurity.

Opinion: Where Brexit and the EU could be taking NZ
Comment: The way New Zealand trades with Europe could be about to drastically change.

Opinion: Rivers rise and fall but fishing fine
Central Otago waterways are looking good for fishing at the moment.

Hosking: Three threats to the economy may come crashing together
Comment: They've turned what was a rock-star into a pub karaoke croaker.

Opinion: How to future-proof the sheep and beef industry
Comment: We need to get people into training - especially for the sheep and beef industry.

Fran O'Sullivan: Brain tumour felled Fonterra's last hands on chairman
John Wilson was passionately devoted to Fonterra.

Opinion: Fish & Game should stop blaming farmers
Comment: The Fish & Game blame game has started in earnest in 2019.