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OPINION: Otago farmer and NZ First MP Mark Patterson is humble about the role that he’s played in mandating government agencies to use wool wherever possible in new and refurbished buildings.

OPINION: Making it easier to get things done while protecting the environment - that's the Government's promise when it comes to the overhaul of the problematic Resource Management Act (RMA).

OPINION: New Zealand’s wine industry is facing “significant challenges”, writes New Zealand Winegrowers Board Chair Fabian Yukich this month, reflecting on rising costs and eroding profitability, while sluggish domestic and export sales are holding up the movement of wine.

OPINION: Farmers nationwide will be rubbing their hands with glee at the latest news from the Government about the RMA reforms.

OPINION: As of last Thursday, five regions – Taranaki, Northland, Waikato, Horizons and Marlborough-Tasman – had been declared medium-scale adverse events.

OPINION: Federated Farmers' latest farmer confidence survey results won’t surprise too many people.

OPINION: Submissions on the Government's contentious Gene Technology Bill have closed.

OPINION: The farming sector, or at least some parts of it, are preparing for a battle with the Government over its latest international climate change target.

OPINION: A common refrain last year was 'survive 'til 25', including from those in New Zealand's wine industry facing rising costs, surplus wine and sluggish export sales.

OPINION: Will the latest science reforms make the difference that the government hopes?