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Exposed! Non-reporting of fertiliser use in NZ’s most intensive dairy regions.
David Williams: “Everything will continue getting worse if councils don’t put money into compliance and enforcement”

Trevor Le Lievre
Apr 9, 20232 min read
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Cyclone Gabrielle & climate change: we all share responsibility to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
WWU: We advocate for the reallocation of water consents away from intensive dairy farming, which is responsible for 20% methane emissions

Trevor Le Lievre
Mar 30, 20234 min read
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Recent study confirms Aotearoa’s drinking water is being poisoned by intensive farming
Dr Tim Chambers: “biggest priority is to review land use practices”.

Wise Water Use
Mar 16, 20232 min read
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BREAKING! Commissioners decline applications from 8 CHB farms to take 15 million m3 Tranche 2 water
WWU: “we now need to address the elephant in the room, the over allocation of both ground and surface water from the Ruataniwha catchment”

Wise Water Use
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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Government bows to pressure from mining industry, property developers – dilutes wetlands protection
Andrea Vance: “Government walked back the environmental rules …housing developments, mines, or waste landfills could be built over wetlands”

Wise Water Use
Feb 28, 20232 min read
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Water Barons in trouble - pull application to extend dam consents, citing "insufficient progress"
Paul Bailey responds: “consents for Ruataniwha v.2 should be thrown in the bin!"

Wise Water Use
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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