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The sculpture was parked outside Nick Smith's campaign caravan in Nelson today.
Luxury spa facility planned for Rotorua lakefront
Stakeholders say the facility will bring in tens of millions of tourist dollars yearly
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'
The Green Party believes it's closer than ever to helping form a government
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
Makers of a film showing in Auckland tonight discuss the plight of Canterbury's rivers.
Election policy series: The battle over our rivers
How do political parties propose to manage and protect our lakes and rivers?
Leak of Peters' info addressed at debate
"They broke the law and they are not going to get away with it."
Q&A: When taking water hurts our fish life
Changing the flow rates of our rivers hurt the fish within them. A scientist explains why.
Rachel Stewart: That's right polluters, it's time to pay
COMMENT: There is overwhelming public support for a water royalty, says Rachel Stewart.
Majority of Kiwis back Labour's water tax
Labour's royalty on freshwater is backed by 70 per cent of Kiwis in a new poll.
Smith rejects dam project conflict claims
Environment Minister Nick Smith rejects conflict of interest claims over funds for a dam.
Farmers: We vow to protect waterways for our children
COMMENT: Farmers promise to protect rivers and streams for future generations.
Passions high over natural assets
What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?
Searching for missing fisherman off Tauranga
Police are searching for a 60-year-old fisherman who has been missing all day.
Study builds case for lucrative native forest future
An East Coast study could make a lucrative, climate-friendly case for more native forest.
Bottled 'spring' water actually from wells near dumps
Lawsuit alleges Nestle 'spring water' is common groundwater nearby a landfill.
Lizzie Marvelly: Something slimy in water
COMMENT: Saving our waterways will mean a shift in how we think about the environment.
John Roughan: Bottled water tax pure extortion
COMMENT: How can we justify a selective tax on bottled water?
Water contamination: Boil until Saturday
Final tests on Dunedin's water not expected until the weekend.
Labour's water tax wrong to target irrigators, says lobby group
The Labour Party is wrong to target irrigation, says Irrigation New Zealand.
Irrigators question water tax exemptions
Why are power companies exempted from Labour's water tax?
Dunedin resident: 'I wouldn't drink it'
Dunedin resident John Sheppard was among many worrying about the contamination.
Extent of Dunedin water threat known later today
Council issued a boil water notice covering a swath of the central city and north end.
Rachel Stewart: Hysteria over water policy pitiful
COMMENT: Labour's water policy is not as difficult to understand as you might think.
Contamination fears: Dunedin must boil water until Friday
1721 residential properties and 826 commercial properties are affected.
Dunedin water warning: What you need to know
Dunedin City Council has warned people not to drink water across large parts of the city.
Jacinda Ardern goes after Treaty Minister
Chris Finlayson knew his criticisms of Labour's water police were 'untrue', says Ardern.
Fact or Fiction: Labour's water tax
How much will farmers really pay if Labour brings in a water tax?
Labour's water tax full of holes
COMMENT: Labour appears not to have much detail of its water charges worked out.
National 'scaremongering' on water: Labour
National is deliberately stoking tension over the Treaty of Waitangi, Labour says.
Treaty threat on water tax: 'They're dicing with death'
Minister says Labour plan opens Pandora's box and settlements may need to be renegotiated.