Displaying items by tag: Environment

OPINION: A misreported study from Denmark could spoil New Zealand’s reputation, or create health worries which are unfounded.

Primary sector leaders have come together to make an unprecedented commitment to reducing and mitigating agricultural emissions.

Working as a farmer and fencing contractor for 15 years made Jerome Wenzlick very familiar with fence posts — now he's “saving the planet one post at a time”.

OPINION: The current NZ farming system is no longer profitable and does not meet modern standards. It’s time for an entirely new system. 

It can only get harder to farm during the next 10 to 20 years. 

A Taranaki family have proved that profitable dairying and paying special attention to the environment aren’t incompatible.

While electric and hybrid vehicles gain traction on our roads, the concept is largely missing from the rural and off-road markets. But Hisun Motors New Zealand is ‘dipping its toes’.

Film maker James Cameron’s advice to New Zealanders hasn’t gone down well.

Dairy farmers Mark and Jennifer McDonald began beautifying their 138ha Methven dairy farm a decade ago.

OPINION: Your canine crusader finds it ironic that the pompously self-proclaimed ‘champion’ of the provinces and ‘first citizen’ of regional NZ, Shane Jones, is single handedly destroying the regions.