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Environment Minister David Parker is ruling out giving farmers any longer to make submissions on freshwater reforms.

OPINION: It's clear that the Ministry for Environment is underestimating the importance of properly consulting farmers on the Essential Freshwater proposals.

Election candidates raised the temperature on freshwater issues at a packed public meeting in Christchurch.

Farming families and communities keen to do the right thing on water should not lose hope and confidence in the consultation process, says a Canterbury dairy farmer and industry leader.

Dairy farmers want the Government to move swiftly to extend the six-week timeframe of the Essential Freshwater consultation.

OPINION: New Zealanders like their rivers to be clear, to be able to see through the water to the bottom — but this is not always possible.

The Government’s freshwater proposals represent a blunt instrument for complex water problems, according to the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

Federated Farmers says it didn’t have a say in a new plan on water quality, even though farmers are expected to bear the brunt of the proposal.

Sheep and beef farmers are unhappy with the Government’s proposals to improve freshwater quality around the country.

DairyNZ chief executive Dr Tim Mackle says the dairy sector and our farmers share the same vision communities, Māori and Government have to protect and improve our freshwater resources.