Challenging water role provides rewards for dairy farmer
Dave Ashby felt a bit overwhelmed at his first few Waimakariri Zone Committee meetings.
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Greater Wellington Regional Council said no wetlands of significant value being farmed.
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
Multibillion-dollar pumped hydro storage scheme could produce electricity in a dry year.
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Waterway clean up won't harm economy, NZIER says
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Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Time to start valuing food
Comment: Farmers can do many things – but they cannot do all things says Dr Rowarth.
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'
"They are like giant rabbits that eat their way through native bush."
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.
Environment Commissioner calls for Government to aim lower on methane
An he says limits need to be put on offsetting emissions using forestry.
Boutique milk business brings glass bottles back
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Climate change Bill concerns for Silver Fern Farms
Zero carbon proposals tabled were "top of the list of farmers' concerns".
Calls for more funding to stop wallaby plague
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Call for climate target to focus on temperature
New metric could be "game changer" for achieving Paris Agreement goals.
Ahuriri Estuary's 'fairy godmother' honoured
Ahuriri Estuary protector honoured for her lifetime of work protecting Napier's treasure.
Dairy, beef & lamb industry concerns over water action plan
Govt's water proposals mean different things for dairy and sheep and beef farmers.
Water plan 'not war on farmers': PM
"I don't think that everyone is of the same view as Federated Farmers".
HortNZ welcomes Govt's freshwater proposals
Horticulture NZ CEO says freshwater is the "backbone of our economy".
Water proposals 'Throw farming under the tractor'
Feds says large parts of rural NZ will have to abandon reliance on pastoral sector.
Wetlands and freshwater proposals set to cause stir
Government plan to protect NZ's wetlands and freshwater is due today.
Tim Mackle: Time to recognise real progress made by dairy farmers
Comment: Farmers are only part of the environmental problem but can be part of a solution.
Sheep winter grazing research project begins
Project to "quantify nutrient, sediment & faecal losses from sheep winter crop grazing".