All posts tagged "environment"

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  Fast Facts

  Feds sees PCE report as challenge to Government’s climate change thinking

  Federated Farmers believes today’s report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on climate change puts the challenge out to the government...

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  Fast Facts

  PCE report reinforces methane not the same global warming impact as carbon dioxide

  DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle has welcomed the report released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, recommending methane should be treated...

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  Fast Facts

  Spartina eradication programme gets underway

  Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council and the Department of Conservation are undertaking controlled application of the herbicide Haloxyfop-R (Gallant) to control the...

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  Farm Management

  Dry weather means decision time for dairy farmers

  Due to particularly dry weather nationwide, dairy farmers are now reaching crunch points for making calls on feed planning, milking frequency and...

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  Agribusiness

  Expert evidence rejects water conservation order bid

  Evidence from nine experts supports Horticulture New Zealand’s evidence that a water conservation order (WCO) is not the way to ensure healthy...

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  Fast Facts

  Southern black-backed gull control at the Waimakariri River

  Southern black-backed gull (SBBG) control is part of a regular, successful programme that has been ongoing for many years with the aim...

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  Must See

  Waikōau / Lyell Creek enhancement begins

  Work has begun to enhance the flow and help invertebrates and fish such as inanga/whitebait thrive in the Lower Lyell Creek.

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  Rural

  Making plastic useful again to clear rural waste

  Making plastic waste useful again by collaborating with industry partners is the driving force behind a rural recycling programme’s success.

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  Must See

  Water storage essential for future resilience

  IrrigationNZ says a recent expert discussion document on drought and climate change highlights that future national planning to improve water storage and...

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  News and Views

  Plastic bag phase-out will help form better waste minimisation habits

  LGNZ is delighted by the Associate Minister for the Environment’s announcement of a six month phase-out period for single-use plastic bags.