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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
OPINION: When the country elects a new government, we all know there will be policy changes as outlined on the hustings.
OPINION: This old mutt suggests the new government is going to have to move fast to rein in a number of district and regional councils around the country who seem hell-bent on trying to push through their own agendas.
Farmers round the country are calling on the Government to rein in councils that are trying to push through district plans and other planning processes despite reforms coming to the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Farmers are urging the Government to simplify freshwater farm plans and make the whole process simpler and more affordable for them.
It's a resounding ‘no’ to the first two laws in the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) reform package.
The Government isn’t ruling out amending the Resource Management Act (RMA) and cutting out red tape for urgent repairs on floodravaged farms.
Minister for the Environment David Parker has introduced new legislation to Parliament aiming to reform the country’s resource management system in the form of two bills: The Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial Planning Bill.
The actions of one farmer should not detract from the thousands of landowners who support regional council programmes and work hard to protect and enhance the land, waterways and biodiversity on their properties.
Federated Farmers is urging the Government not to try and push through radical reforms of the Resource Management Act (RMA) during the current pandemic.
The first draft of the proposed law that will replace the controversial Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) was released by the Government last week.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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