Opinion: Everyone needs to take part in keeping NZ green
Jen Scoular reflects on the importance of keeping the country green.
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Comment: Local government still relies on the same tax methods from a hundred years ago.
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Rick Burke: Weighing up deferred grazing benefits
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Cameron Bagrie: It's a momentum shift, not a downturn
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Steven Cranston: Good news for farmers on emissions
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Editorial: Pest control is natural justice
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Ian McKelvie: Soaring fuel price hits rural areas hard
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Jamie Mackay: 12 lessons from the Future of Farming Dialogue
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The tahr debate and our native fauna
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Editorial: Strawberry sabotage shows food supply vulnerability
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Mike Joy: Clean, green NZ? Yeah, nah!
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Comment: Fonterra needs radical reform
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Ewan McGregor: Blanket forestry sweeps aside pastoral traditions
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