Displaying items by tag: MINISTRY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Horticulture New Zealand says that while it welcomes plans to extend planning permissions for post-cyclone rural recovery work in Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti Gisborne needs to be included in that work.

OPINION: The old saying ‘Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die’ seems to apply to the wailing coming from public service entities facing cuts under the new Government’s belt tightening.

The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) has found itself in a stoush with NZPork over the controversial National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL).

Food Waste Action Week 2024 is encouraging New Zealanders to ‘Choose What You’ll Us’, highlighting the benefits of buying loose fruit and vegetables.

A new toolkit to help the development of capability and education for catchment leaders and coordinators has been unveiled.

OPINION: The Ministry for the Environment (MfE) recently released a report on the state of New Zealand freshwater (“Our Fresh Water 2023”).

OPINION: Another report, and yet another feeble attempt by Greenpeace to blame the dairy sector for all water quality issues in New Zealand.

There is widespread anger and disbelief among farming leaders over the actions of MPI and MfE within the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) partnership.

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons genuine muck-ups made by bureaucrats can often be right on the money.

Much of New Zealand’s best vegetable growing soils are being eaten away by housing and lifestyle blocks, which will increase people’s food bills, a new report warns.