Govt needs to rethink research funding strategy - Mackle
DairyNZ say the government needs to rethink how environmental research is funded in New Zealand.
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright is welcoming the World Wildlife Fund report, which is critical of New Zealand's environmental record.
"We are dropping the ball on the environment. This is a failure of successive governments and bodes badly not just for the future of our environment but for the future of our economy.
"New Zealand's economy is strongly reliant on our 'clean and green' image, and our environmental record will only become economically more important in the future.
"There has been some progress on environmental issues. For example, the approach being taken through the Land and Water forum, and the commitment to independent environmental reporting - but there's much more to be done.
"I would hope that the WWF's report will help encourage debate on whether we are satisfied with our environmental record, and what we need to do to make progress on our environmental problems."
Two butcheries have claimed victory at the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards for 2025.
A Taupiri farming company has been convicted and fined $52,500 in the Hamilton District Court for the unlawful discharge of dairy effluent into the environment.
The Climate Change Commission’s 2025 emissions reduction monitoring report reveals steady progress on the reduction of New Zealand’s climate pollution.
Another milestone has been reached in the fight against Mycoplasma bovis with the compensation assistance service being wound up after helping more than 1300 farmers.
The Government’s directive for state farmer Landcorp Farming (trading as Pamu) to lifts its performance is yielding results.
The move to bring bovine TB testing in-house at Ospri officially started this month, as a team of 37 skilled and experienced technicians begin work with the disease eradication agency.
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