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What are farmers doing to improve our waterways?
370,000 ways to look after land
Water quality is a focus of far-reaching dairy farm environmental plan.
Bringing the city to the farm
As he focuses on environmental good practice, dairy farmer has another idea for his...
"Championing" shows the way
900-cow dairy farm shows how water quality, wetlands & technology make a difference.
Farm changes help environment
Project involving Canterbury dairy farmers shows the way forward to protect water quality.
Wetland aims for water quality rise
Taranaki farmers develop passion for sustainable farming with new wetland.
From city girl to gumboots
City girl becomes 'Gumboot Girl' and helps introduce sustainable practices on Northland...
Farmer who runs 'with nature'
Whitebait are back in numbers and at-risk coastal birds are returning at the bottom of...
Creative thinking beats water issue
Ōtorohanga farmers find clever way to solve a water and effluent problem.
From willows to whitebait
Restoring farm wetlands not only protects rivers, it brings back wildlife.
Planting trees "an addiction"
Taranaki farm has a lake, boardwalk, growing bird and invertebrate life.
City slickers turned farmers
Rookies they might be but two female dairy farmers find success through environmental care
Farm 'train' could clean rivers
Artificial wetland created on a Waikato dairy farm may be an answer to nitrate run-off...
'Vulnerable' bird numbers rise
Water quality work by dairy farming couple does more than help clean wetlands.
Farmers: "cool" not to be unique
When they started farm environmental improvements, couple were unique - but not any more.
Winds of change blow strong
Farm wetland restoration and environmental thinking taken up by second generation.
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10 ways to do your bit
We've compiled 10 simple ways to help clean up our waterways...
Spending $2.8m on environment
Waikato family have really put their money where their mouth is on sustainable farming.
Restoring our native trees
Dairy farmers helping turn around depleted native plants scenario with other landowners.
Is this the way of future farming?
Award-winning organic & legacy farmers nurture the environment as well as cows.
River clean-up energises farmer
Invests $18,000 of his own money to help restore river after realising the impact on...
Cleaner habitat for river fish
Farmer group is making progress in project to reduce run-off into South Island waterways.
Clean-up for popular river spot
Project aiming to restore the health of an iconic Gisborne river has farmers doing...
Five years of effort by farmers
Dairy farmers have, to help water quality, fenced off 24,000km of waterways from cattle.
Farm has traffic lights for poo
Otago farmer invents novel system to help improve environmental practices.
Sustainability sparks new role
Major dairy group puts spotlight on environment with new management position.
NZ losing 190m tonnes of soil
Every year erosion washes sediment into waterways - but new move aims to improve water...
Reversing 150yrs of lost wetlands
Restored wetland in the Waikato shows how farmers can hugely improve water quality.
Fish returning to 'lost' river
Farmer-led community effort leads to big improvement in health of high value river.
Five million plants later…
Taranaki farmers helping to achieve better water quality with huge planting programme.
Farmers acting to help Hauraki Gulf
Hundreds of dairy farms are striving to improve water quality around the gulf.
Tree-mendous planting success
To mark NZ Arbor Day & World Environment Day, we talk to farmers rewarded by planting...
Catchment group leads the way
Farmers form environmental best practice group round Rangitikei River.
How to keep a river swimmable
Dairy farmer puts time & effort into ensuring his kids swim in the same river he did...
600 farmers in big water project
Large-scale initiative in Southland expected to have big effect on water quality.
Careys show how to care for water
Waikato farming family perfect example of restoring waterways to health.
Estuary 'riddled' with whitebait
Kaipara dairy farmer reaps the reward for environmentally sustainable farming methods.
Wetlands act as NZ's "kidneys"
Key to improving water quality is increasing NZ's wetlands...
Breeding cattle with better urine
$21m project is genetically selecting cows to reduce nitrogen leaching in NZ.
US 'experiment' for NZ
A ground-breaking flood control system could also help improve NZ's rivers and streams.
Farmers: enough is enough
But dairy farmers not compliant on effluent matters can be easily fixed.
Fifty farms to take action
New nitrogen-reducing project protecting waterways in Canterbury has nationwide relevance.
It's getting better
Award-winning dairy farmers : collective environmental action will benefit future..
Farm moves starting to add up
Challenges still there but environmental moves by farmers are starting to deliver results.
Water action may spur new benefits
Planting to improve water quality could produce new foods and pharmaceuticals-researchers.