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Maori Party call to sort out water ownership
Maori Party says much more work is required on water before any water tax is applied.
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'Fearless' freshwater crusader Dr Mike Joy honoured
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Rachel Stewart: Don't feel sorry for farmers
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Luxury spa facility planned for Rotorua lakefront
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Basil Sharp: Labour's water tax flawed
Labour's proposed water tax is economically flawed and unfair to some farmers.
'The party is bigger than any one person'
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NZ Pure Blue: Concerns surface on jobs
SWDC concerns about the NZ Pure Blue Springs application have surfaced.
Warm but wet spring looking likely
New Zealand has a high chance of seeing warmer than average temperatures this spring.
Q&A: The murky fate of Canterbury's rivers
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Leak of Peters' info addressed at debate
"They broke the law and they are not going to get away with it."
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Rachel Stewart: That's right polluters, it's time to pay
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Majority of Kiwis back Labour's water tax
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Smith rejects dam project conflict claims
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Farmers: We vow to protect waterways for our children
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Passions high over natural assets
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Searching for missing fisherman off Tauranga
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Study builds case for lucrative native forest future
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Bottled 'spring' water actually from wells near dumps
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Lizzie Marvelly: Something slimy in water
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John Roughan: Bottled water tax pure extortion
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Water contamination: Boil until Saturday
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Labour's water tax wrong to target irrigators, says lobby group
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Irrigators question water tax exemptions
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