Plant review may mean extra costs
In March, the Government commenced a review of the Plant Variety Rights Act (1987) (PVR).
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Dominic 'Furious' George: Gypsy Day here to stay
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Tania McInnes: Turning of the tide
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Rob Fenwick: Council should recycle our food scraps
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Linda Hall: Saving lives? Now you're talking
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Flavell: Big changes to land law
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Nadine Higgins: Bad taste of hypocrisy
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Jamie Mackay: Owning a brass piece of Pinetree
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Doughty: 'Experts' muddy water issue
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Tim Gilbertson: Dam day will be a tragedy
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Ruataniwha Dam: Accountability is getting it right
There's a fair chance D (for dam) day is about to be postponed.
Brian Anderson: Real beneficiaries of dam are not ratepayers
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Dom 'Furious' George: War heroes put life in perspective
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Father big influence to get into politics
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Water charge popular but has problems
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Take farm compliance issues seriously
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Mike Finlayson: Two weeks, two invasions
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Letters: Cover-up begins with an attack
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Vaughan Cooper: post-review, few changes
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Emergency service reform critics missing point
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Rachel Stewart: How to tarnish tourism glow
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Malcolm Dixon: Regional Council has still not apologised
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Editorial: Saddle up to Ride for Road Safety
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Make water governance local
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Dr Tim Mackle: Farmers, gumboots and all, are doing their bit for the environment
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Gambling with our future
Farmers play Russian roulette with their most critical and fundamental asset, the soil.
Tim Gilbertson: It is all over for the dam and CHB
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