With the changing of the guard in the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, there has been a lot of rhetoric and noise about the future of

The Country host Jamie Mackay reflects on some seismic shifts in the rural community.

Edward O. Wilson is the legendary biologist, famous for making us aware of the "square foot of soil" beneath our feet. He says for

The Whangarei, Far North and Auckland communities recently celebrated our respective councils' decision to protect our productive

The Dam! The Dam! The jolly old Dam ! If you live north of Te Aute, you're sick of it .And feeling quite smug about putting it

With labour inspectors visiting farms at random, now's the time to check your paperwork is in order. Having employment agreements

It is well accepted that the global population will rise from around 7.5billion to more than 9billion by mid-century and that all

Since the 1950s farmers have been working to control erosion, but there's a lot we still don't know about the processes involved. Erosion

Lately, even more than usual, Northland has felt like a great place to live. We have our challenges - dry summers and hordes of Auckland

COMMENT: Dairy, meat, logs and even rising house prices are all masking the key to New Zealand's future success which will be driven by technology.

COMMENT: Watching the Havelock North water contamination debacle unfold is a salutary lesson in just how much power the dairy industry wields.

I first met East Coast farmer and raconteur, Graeme Williams, about a dozen or so years ago. He was a mate of Grant 'Disaster' McMaster

It's now over a week since we were struck by a severe 7.8 magnitude earthquake. It was 16km deep and centred near Hanmer Springs

Abundant supplies of cheap salad vegetables await you when shopping this week. Avocados, cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes are all

There is an increasing trend in New Zealand and overseas towards offloading responsibilities for conservation action on to community

Growers and readers may have heard us talking about our Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) and I wanted to take the opportunity of providing

We know there is never a true down time in farming, but summer time often gives a little more space for thinking and planning. Next

What a heartening piece of news. On Thursday it was announced that a local lot of "coastal paradise" will stay in public ownership

Sometimes disasters happen that throw up conspiracy theories by the dozen as people search for answers; and sometimes conspiracies

When I sat down to write this article earlier in the week, Mother Nature appeared to be in one of those moods. First earthquakes

The inaugural Horowhenua Taste Trail was a great success last Saturday with public support far greater than organisers had hoped for

Rural crime is a scourge on farming life and the Wanganui region has not escaped its reach. Offending ranges from opportunistic rustling

This week we are again surrounded by lots of beautiful fresh salad vegetables. John Clarke's iceberg lettuces from Levin, hot house

It has been a turbulent time in more ways than one. The big shake which rocked New Zealand shortly after midnight early Monday morning

Rex Graham hasn't been in the Hawke's Bay Regional Council chair for long but I have already seen him twice visit Central Hawke's

My grandmother Pukepuke Tangiora died 80 years ago on November 8, 1936. I commemorate this day every year in the company of family

As the world tries to figure out just how the hell Donald Trump won the US Presidency, I must say I've found the commentary and literature

COMMENT: Let's be clear. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) has not been killed by Donald Trump.

Access to Northland's coastal playground is one of the reasons why people live in our region. In some cases, the attraction is so

COMMENT: Like the NZ earthquakes, Trump's election is shaking the United States to the core.