Dairy farmers to benefit from major RMA reforms planned by government
Dairy farmers are set to benefit from the radical sweeping changes the Government is planning to make to the regulations that form part of the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Now call Hound a non tree-hugger but, let’s face it, matagouri is hardly a threatened species and it’s not like it’s a ‘500-year-old’ kauri. In fact, matagouri is a real prick of a problem for many farmers, so what is up with the mandarins at Ashburton council? Some critics claim the council has generated revenue from this minor slip-up by applying the Resource Management Act in this way. As a mate of yours truly commented, “No wonder council bureaucrats rarely voice support for RMA reform when they are on to a cash cow like that.”
