Water

A Taranaki dairy farmer and Feds board member says it would be wise to let the dust settle before making decisions and locking in additional costs for the community.

Alan Emerson approves of the government’s fast-track plans for large-scale projects.

FarmIQ releases new step-by-step guide linked to existing farm management programme.

Wairarapa residents are hoping that the stalled Wakamoekau community dam project, or some of it, could soon be reviewed.

Federated Farmers say they've opposed these new rules from the outset and have never stopped engaging with the government on behalf of their members.

Ben Anderson says large-scale water storage could be an idea whose time has come.

New BLNZ project explores strategies to make the most of the rainfall in dry country.

Briefing on policy tells ministers top-down approach hasn’t worked.

When Groundswell NZ founding member Bryce Mackenzie isn’t lobbying for better policies, caring for a Southland river is another lifelong passion keeping him busy.

Under current system, it will be decades before any improvements can be confirmed.

Nationwide regulations come into force on May 13.

With existing plans due to be scrapped, councils await direction from government.

We need decisions made on water and soon, says Craig Page.

There are still major holes in NZ’s water standards and surveillance, a University of Otago freshwater expert says.

Two-year process to replace policy ‘will include a robust and full consultation process’.

Prickett shares misgivings about signals being sent in water pronouncement.

New regime will ‘recognise the importance of local decision-making and flexibility for communities and councils’.

Umbrella body intends to share resources and have greater input in government policy.

New Minister of Agriculture promises changes to water policy by Christmas.

Baseline study of 850 sites sketches magnitude of freshwater task ahead.

But councils turn down Feds request to pause work on freshwater plans.

Sustained flow that historically carried sediment and gravel out to sea has reduced.

Fear is that hill country grazing will need costly resource consents in the future.

El Niño’s early arrival has farmers in many districts, but especially on the east coasts of both islands, checking feed and livestock levels.

Council said to have promised changes to Regional Land and Water Management Plan.

Irrigation lobby group wants longer-term thinking and a ministry for water.

Meetings aim to give rural and urban communities essential information about the freshwater reform process.

February intake for popular online modules.

Alan Emerson is irritated by reporting that tries to pin the tourist town’s crypto outbreak on sheep.

Fears for land’s future as new minimum rates announced.

Recommendation to triple minimum flow of Central Otago river over the next 17 years.

Aim is to have largest dam built in NZ in more than two decades commissioned by December.

Farms have to learn whole new system before previous one is even bedded in, Feds says.

Parliament upbraids bureaucrats on lack of co-ordination on issue.

National record kept of land initiatives that restore health to rural waterways.

Gap between expectation and DoC quotation almost 1000%.