Declan Graham (Plant & Food Research): “We’d investigate if we can grow almonds using less water compared to commercial practices overseas”

Barnes: “The rise of alternatives to cow’s milk has happened sharp and fast”, impacting on a sector under heavy pressure to cut herd sizes.

Schofield: “This option is much easier and less risky than building dams”, as HB considers how best to achieve greater water security.

Smale: the neoliberal experiment has handed vast amounts of water to a minority of corporate dairy interests who hold it as a property right

Brian Halstead: Waimea cost likely to reach $210m from original estimate of $75m ... “sounds a warning to other proposed storage projects”

Paul Bailey: “Mr Petersen is extolling the environmental benefits without mentioning the HB public would pay via a HBRC rate rise of 17%”