Elizabeth Soal: Why freshwater plans have shocked farmers
COMMENT: It's clear planning changes need to happen quickly, and rules imposed swiftly.
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Freshwater clean-up operations not as effective - Auditor-General
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Farmers look after rare NZ mudfish
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Farmer lobbying for Selwyn river protection
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Challenging water role provides rewards for dairy farmer
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Open ocean farming: Conservationists warn to tread carefully
Conservation groups support moves to expand marine farming offshore, but have warnings.
Council defends leasing wetlands to farming company
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Farmers vent frustrations over Govt's freshwater policies
Farmers told Environment Ministry officials aspects of policy were hazy and unrealistic.
Comment: Ag sector hamstrung by Govt regulations
Comment: Ag sector will be permanently handicapped by unrealistic policies.
Comment: Rural sector's open letter to Jacinda Ardern
Comment: Primary sector urges PM to support its own climate change commitment plan.
New hydro-power scheme 'immense' for Central Otago region
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Massive hydro storage plan to be reassessed
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to start valuing food
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Farmers vent frustration at water roadshow
Plenty of fiery outbursts at Ministry of the Environment event in Queenstown last week.
Southland farmers raise concerns at water events
"It is not fair the water quality issues be blamed only on dairy farmers".
Wallaby numbers 'dangerously high'
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Bringing back bittern: Hawke's Bay's efforts to save rare bird
Bittern have lost 98 per cent of the wetlands they call home. Hunters led a push to help.
Canterbury farmers unhappy with freshwater plan
Some are dismissing govt's plan to clean up the country's waterways as a pipe-dream.
Comment: Fishing under fire, but is the tide turning?
Comment: It's not just farmers feeling the pain of environmental regulations.
Freshwater proposals 'a blunt instrument' - meat industry
"We have serious concerns that the Government may be pushing farmers too far and fast".
Comment: Improving water quality needs collaboration - not blame
Comment: Co-operating, not finger of blame, needed to get progress on water quality.