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DairyNZ has laid a complaint over a Greenpeace advertisement that says industrial dairy farming and massive irrigation schemes are polluting waterways.
DNZ says the 60-second ad, which has run on television and social media for a month, is factually incorrect and misleading.
The Advertising Standards Authority says it has received the complaint and will assess it.
A Greenpeace spokesperson says she is interested to know what DairyNZ thinks is incorrect.
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