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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.

Successful dairy farmer Mark Townshend has a message for young New Zealand farmers: don’t feel sorry for yourself, just embrace the changes.

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.

Big questions have been raised by farmers at an environmental roadshow on the Government’s freshwater proposals.

The Government's consultation process on freshwater proposals has been unacceptable, writes Todd Muller, National’s agriculture spokesman.

A Canterbury district council wants a rewrite of proposed regional council rules for excluding stock from waterways.

Hackles rose over freshwater issues at a packed public meeting in Christchurch earlier this month.

OPINION: That old saying ‘lies, damned lies and statistics’ should be rephrased: ‘lies, damned lies and environmental lobby-commissioned research’.

It's time for New Zealand to pause in its approach to freshwater, Synlait founder John Penno says.

An open letter of concern by Chris Garland about farmers and the environment has gone viral.