The Feds: Waterways fencing logistical pain
Big problems accompany a call to fence all waterways
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Ruataniwha dam review delayed
Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme review delayed by two weeks.
Marnie Prickett: Farming is breaking our green basket
Two damning reports on farming greeted by Government silence, says green campaigner.
Steven Carden: Farming is reducing its environmental footprint
Farming is improving its products to meet environmental and nutritional demands.
Dr Nick Smith: A national plan for cleaner freshwater
Freshwater is one of New Zealand's key strategic assets.
Winston Peters: A fence too far
Smith needs to explain how his fences can cover an area 18x longer than Trump's wall
Farm's environmental gains impress
South Canterbury farm proves environmental gains can be made while production improves
Tim Gilbertson: The moment you've all been waiting for
The most important decision in a generation.
Dispute over ratepayer funded fence
"I struggle to see how this application can be consistent with ECan's mandate,"
Independent commissioners sought for Waikato rivers plan
Waikato Regional Council is calling for registrations of interest.
ERPA: Lack of rules sullies waterways
Fonterra has made a critical change in policy without consultation says ERPA
'Voluntary' irrigation limit proposed to help ailing river
Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee recommends ECan work with farmers to limit irrigation
Freshwater report: five key findings
Five findings from a new independent stocktake of the state of our lakes and rivers.
Otago Regional Council - water quality 'well ahead of the majority'
Otago was more in a position to "maintain'' as opposed to "regain'' water quality
Akaroa wastewater could be recycled
Recycling Akaroa's wastewater to keep the area green is a possibility
Fiordland marine area protection plan approved
The plan aims to protect the unique and nationally significant area from marine pests
Return to pre-1940s lake not feasible
Restoration plans would have caused "considerable" social disruption
Hidden waterfall revealed at last
A long hidden waterfall is once again accessible to the public
Drone a big hit at 'Lab at the Lake' fun day
''Lab at the Lake'' fun day held to get kids interested in freshwater science
New irrigation system to future-proof the farm
"You wouldn't know the paddocks (have) irrigation, just that they were green,"
Jack Tame: Paying 'til the cows come home
Any commercial operation turning water into money should expect to have to pay.
Water hui delayed to fit in with water inquiry report
Water symposium delayed again in order to include Havelock North water inquiry findings.
Comment: Wetlands 'kidneys' of landscape
Wetlands are some of our rarest and most at-risk ecosystems.
Listen: Jim Hopkins says it's time for farmers to fight back
Hopkins talks about his defence of farmers and raises some important questions for critics
Water given the all go
Water across the eastern part of Western Bay of Plenty has been given the all-clear
Jack Tame: Should farmers pay for water?
COMMENT: If we are charging for water, farmers probably should pay for it, too.
Peters: 2040 plan a fence too far
Nick Smith seems to have borrowed Trump's idea for a Mexican border wall, writes Peters.
Lake Rotorua nutrient rules hearings adjourned
Hearings into the regional council's controversial Lake Rotorua nutrient rules continue.
Alarm at water consents
Concerns are mounting over the lack of public consultation by regional and local councils around plans to extract water for bottling
Listen: James Shaw - who owns our water?
We ask the Green Party co-leader who owns the water and who should be paying for it plus we ask him about John Key's legacy.
The Country Today - water ownership edition
It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is all about water and more specifically - who owns it? On with the show: Bill
Charge for water to put money in coffers
There's clean, pure fresh water, water everywhere, but somebody else is getting to drink it.