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Listen: Irrigation NZ - Labour's freshwater policy raises 'big questions'
Irrigation NZ CEO Andrew Curtis on Labour's proposed royalty on commercial freshwater use.
Irrigation NZ CEO Andrew Curtis on Labour's proposed royalty on commercial freshwater use.
A man was run over by his own ute after the handbrake failed near Mamaranui.
Claims that water levies will cost farmers billions are ludicrous, Jacinda Ardern says.
The Rotorua Lakes Council responds to questions about the $90,000 spent on Korean mud.
An environmental group wants assurances no public money will be spent on raising Falls Dam
The Lake Tarawera sewerage reticulation project has received $6.5m in government funding.
A costly solution to get rid of midges in Bromley was scheduled to be discussed
Chlorination considered the most effective way to treat drinking water, say experts.
A water bottling plant could create 20 jobs but hapu are not happy.
Council and foresters in tussle over who pays most for rural roads
Beware of the Property Laws Act; your tree's roots may damage your neighbour's property.
Oamaru police had to wrangle two sheep on the loose north of the town on SH1 this morning.
The Reefton Rodeo Club is probably going to have to fold after 20 years.
Dunedin Botanic Garden is the best place to do a horticultural apprenticeship.
A farmer wants to make sure people know the difference between llamas and alpaca.
A year-long battle for a regional councillor's communications to be made public has ended.
The Lakeswater Quality Scientific Symposium will be held on August 31 and September 1.
In a rare turn of events, a local ewe has given birth to four lambs at once
Consents for intensive farming are under scrutiny and four Dalrymple farms are affected
Farmers have offered Rotorua use of as much mud as they want.
The use of fine mesh covers could be the answer to controlling the tomato potato psyllid.
Auckland man fined for fishing in Whangarei marine reserve during fishing contest
Pipfruit New Zealand's annual conference is currently in Napier.
When the economics of a farm are right the environment gains, Barrie Ridler says.
Applications for Ministry for Primary Industries' Sustainable Farming Fund open this week
Rubbish around Lake Wanaka and water cleanliness are among the main concerns of residents
Wildlife Foxton Trust has been officially warned for leaving animals to die in traps
New rural land use rules aim to limit nitrogen leaching into lake.
No recordable injuries at north Whangarei dairy factory over the past 12 months.
Fears over job losses labelled "cynical scaremongering"