Defending the nation's farmers
Porangahau woman Katie Kenyon wrote this letter to Prime Minster Bill English.
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Paul Little: Hen welfare or PR savvy
COMMENT: Move to cage-free eggs is more like business-saving PR, says Paul Little.
Jack Tame: Paying 'til the cows come home
Any commercial operation turning water into money should expect to have to pay.
Simon Nixon: Horticulturalists have a role to play
Peter Beaven chastises Hastings councillors for agreeing to provide land for housing.
Comment: Wetlands 'kidneys' of landscape
Wetlands are some of our rarest and most at-risk ecosystems.
Dom 'Furious' George: 'Stalin of the skies' gets my vote
Pest bird proves you don't have to be popular to win awards writes Dom George.
Soper: The matador and the bull on Chinese trade
There was plenty on offer to bolster the trade between our two countries.
Chris Perley: GM Food - it's about economics and democracy
The GM debate is heating up in Hawke's Bay, writes Chris Perley.
From the Lip: Justin Marshall, Jimmy Cowan and Me
Jamie Mackay loves modern technology. So why does he yearn for the simplicity of 1950?
Peter Beaven: When will they ever learn
Hawkes Bay has the good fortune to be the greatest place on earth to grow many crops.
Jack Tame: Should farmers pay for water?
COMMENT: If we are charging for water, farmers probably should pay for it, too.
Mike Williams: Smith's GE stance puts him on thin ice
Hawke's Bay featured in Television One's Sunday programme last week.
Marcus Agnew: It's the mind that matters
NZ Rugby' campaign to break down barriers around public perceptions of mental health.
Rachel Wise: It was one of those days ...
You know you're having one of 'those' days when your poo-fork snaps, mid-scoop.
Earthworms indicators of soil health
There are nearly 200 species of earthworms in NZ but only a few benefit agriculture.
Rural med school plan a great move
A medical school in Northland? Yes please, writes Chris Reid.
Julie Paton: Drought? There's no drought
The February burst of rain made for a pleasant start to autumn, writes Julie Paton.
Feds: Angora goats - farming for future
The goat fibre industry has a long way to go - but it has plenty of potential.
Dom 'Furious George': Keep it short, simple and sexy
Agricultural titles are far too long to appeal to the mainstream writes Dom George.
Peters: 2040 plan a fence too far
Nick Smith seems to have borrowed Trump's idea for a Mexican border wall, writes Peters.
Lifestyle property values still high
The lifestyle property market was growing strongly leading up to Christmas.
Dr Tim Mackle: Dairy committed to lowering environmental impact
Dairy is playing its part in reducing its impact on the environment says Dr Tim Mackle.
Linda Hall: Free-range's free reign
Consumers are being left with egg on their face, writes Linda Hall
Barbara Kuriger: Focus on rural life and the community
MP for Taranaki-King Country Barbara Kuriger's gives us a rural round up.
Bruce Bisset: Bolt down the fittings, quick!
Don't you just love being sold down the river?
Jen's Pick: Visiting avocado country
I had a terrific week last week, going literally from one end of the country to the other.
Decisions made now critical to success
Autumn management is critical to maximise production for this season.
Mike Finlayson: Climate change a concern
Reading this now, in relatively fine weather, last week's storms don't seem as much of a threat. Images of the Hunua Falls raging
Charge for water to put money in coffers
There's clean, pure fresh water, water everywhere, but somebody else is getting to drink it.
Dom 'Furious' George: When pets become pests
What do you do when a national pest is also an increasingly favourite pet in New Zealand homes? Dom George investigates.