Displaying items by tag: freshwater
Angry pills?
A mate of the Hound attended the huge meeting in Timaru, last month, on the Government’s proposed freshwater reforms. Hundreds of anxious farmers turned up to hear officials – as well as Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Environment Minister David Parker – discuss the topic.
Ministers face angry farmers
It was standing room only when at least 600 mostly farmers turned out late last week to two meetings in Timaru to learn more about the Government’s proposed freshwater reforms.
Are the water proposals a done deal?
Big questions have been raised by farmers at an environmental roadshow on the Government’s freshwater proposals.
Freshwater proposals pile on pressure
The Government's consultation process on freshwater proposals has been unacceptable, writes Todd Muller, National’s agriculture spokesman.
Stock water rules challenged
A Canterbury district council wants a rewrite of proposed regional council rules for excluding stock from waterways.
Frustrations vented at freshwater meetings
Fake news — Editorial
OPINION: That old saying ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ should be rephrased: ‘lies, damned lies and environmental lobby-commissioned research’.
Freshwater frontman fronts up
Letter outlines growing concerns
What are they hiding?
Federated Farmers says it is “puzzled and frustrated” by the Ministry for the Environment’s (MfE) failure to immediately release the peer review of Essential Freshwater nutrient band technical reports.