Shane Te Pou: Labour is Kiwi farmers' best friend
Opinion: In six years of Labour Government, primary sector exports have risen 50 per cent.
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What the free trade agreement with the EU really means
The significance can’t be understated, says Trade Minister Damien O’Connor.
Opinion: Farmers need to be adaptable and flexible
There are many things that can impact farming operations, writes Sally Dryland.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Emissions reductions - we’re all in this together
Opinion: All Kiwis need to get behind reducing emissions - not just farmers.
Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination
OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.
Thomas Coughlan: Can NZ sustain a 'values-based' relationship with a dictatorship like China?
OPINION: Hipkins sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today.
Thomas Coughlan: 20 billion reasons for PM to tread carefully in China
OPINION: China's middle-class now totals more than 700 million people.
Opinion: Murky world of global food trading too big to ignore
OPINION: Dominance by a handful of companies deserves more scrutiny.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Split gas approach puts NZ ahead of the game
Opinion: New Zealand again showed leadership while the global debate continued.
Political Round-up: Winter of discontent - it’s true that NZ has lost its mojo
OPINION: The dominant sentiment is things are going wrong and the country is broken.
Opinion: How history can help us build back better
New Zealand was once able to deliver infrastructure. We can do it again.
Does Hawke's Bay have climate refugees now?
Opinion: An email means some of the community may now meet that definition.
Jeremy Helson: Why fisheries sector welcomes AI
OPINION: Seafood NZ chief executive casts an eye towards the future.
Opinion: Vigilance needed in the fight against varroa mites
Opinion: It's imperative to protect bees from these killer mites.
Damien O’Connor: Free trade deal with UK is ‘gold standard’
Opinion: 'Historic deal secured during a time of increasing protectionism abroad.'
Sir Ian Taylor: Slash and learn - the huge forestry opportunity for NZ
OPINION: Are we at last seeing politicians who recognise that industry is not the enemy?
Farming after a cyclone can’t be the same as it always was
Opinion: This is not a dictate of ideology - it’s a reflection of trade realities.
Mike Petersen: Shining a light through the gloom
Opinion: We need a change of mindset to compete at a global level.
Opinion: Deer industry's bright future hampered by compliance
Opinion: Deer farmers need targeted and effective policy.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Nitrates, drinking water and ‘experts’
Opinion: Ongoing repetition of statements gives the illusion of truth.
Opinion: The manuka tree won’t heal Hawke’s Bay
Opinion: Manuka is a pioneer species but it is not the panacea for healing the hills.
Denis Hocking: Don't write off forestry
The forestry industry is about more than log exports, writes Denis Hocking.
Comment: Professional fishers' wellbeing on the line
In recent years, those in the fishing sector have come under increased challenges.
Pete Fitz-Herbert: The C word, change and the cyclone
Opinion: Sometimes change is gradual and sometimes times like a flood.
Opinion: Time for primary sector companies to revisit their margins
Opinion: Nobody wins if processors or suppliers are strong, but farmers are struggling.
Martin Williams: Can mānuka heal the land?
Opinion: Mānuka wouldn't just be a band-aid, but a whole new layer of skin.
Shane Jones: Māori theatrics versus economic realism
Opinion: It's time to drop the 'woke' ideologies and get to work.
Government rush to 5G trips up rural broadband
And why it will be a long time to wait to see if things were set up correctly in 2023.
Marty Verry: Forestry wants our carbon, not your debt
Opinion: Kiwi wood processors compete using world's costliest logs, so what's the answer?
Opinion: Govt can’t keep skimping on rural mental health in cyclone recovery plan
Rural communities have persistently been delivered poorer mental health services.
Opinion: Freshwater report can be an ‘own goal’ for NZ
Opinion: There is more to the Our Freshwater 2023 report than alarming headlines suggest.
We need help in Waiohiki as Cyclone Gabrielle recovery work lags
Waiohiki was hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle.