Opinion
Ideology out of control as policy decided on the hoof
Proposals for the Significant Natural Areas, for example, could end up ‘preventing farmers from doing anything with huge swathes of their own farmland’.
Baffled by backflip on carbon farming
Proposals to curb the status of exotic forests were there for a reason – to address the issue of planting for carbon farming only, with no intention to harvest, Feds and B+LNZ say.
Farmyard diplomacy has lessons for the US in Taiwan
Don’t goad a stroppy bull, or it could end badly for both parties
How about throwing some shade their way?
Letters to editor from Farmers Weekly readers.
NZ Post’s rural deliveries still lost in the mail
It starts with being unable to read any address with a fire number.
Floods are everyone’s problem to solve
Rural ratepayers have logically carried most of the financial burden, as they have the most to lose, but the issue is broader.
Mega forestry carbon changes on the way
The government has signalled seismic moves on climate change and forestry policies, with long-term implications for both.
Case against red meat takes a farcical turn
When eating red meat is compared to tobacco use, you know the debate has plumbed new depths.
Ready for my solar-powered hovercraft
The latest weather events got Steve Wyn-Harris thinking about winters in general.
War chest underpins NZMB work
A fund set up in World War 2 is still helping to pay for the board’s cutting-edge industry programmes.
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