All posts tagged "environment"

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  News and Views

  Budget backs nature

  New Zealand’s distinctive native plants, wildlife and natural landscapes will benefit from a funding boost for the Department of Conservation (DOC), Conservation...

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  Must See

  One-off offer of free mānuka seedlings to landowners

  Te Uru Rākau (Forestry New Zealand) is partnering with Mānuka Farming New Zealand to plant 1.8 million mānuka seedlings across New Zealand....

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  News and Views

  Environment Canterbury welcomes withdrawal of Hurunui Waiau application

  Environment Canterbury welcomed Forest & Bird’s withdrawal of its application to the Environment Court for a declaration.

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  Rural

  Farmer research highlights hill country risks and opportunities

  Farmers from Canterbury and Manawatu have shared their stories on their hill country development experiences with research company UMR through an anonymous...

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  Fast Facts

  Rates grab undermines environment protection

  Federated Farmers is deeply concerned that Auckland Council is proposing the removal of rates remissions for QEII National Trust covenanted land in...

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  Must See

  Plantain shows potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

  Using an alternative plant type like plantain in grazed pastures could help lower a farm’s greenhouse gas emissions, AgResearch scientists have found.

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  News and Views

  Farmers support considered, cross-party climate change approach

  Federated Farmers says proposals to tackle climate change can work as long as there is cross-party support backed by a Climate Commission...

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  179

  News and Views

  Drought threatens food supply

  Water is vital for plants and trees to grow and New Zealand needs to better mitigate droughts that threaten our domestic supply...

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  News and Views

  Farm environment plan template approved

  Environment Canterbury confirmed Fonterra’s farm environment plan template meets the requirements of the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan (LWRP).

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  News and Views

  Water storage and irrigation vital to regional economic development

  Federated Farmers is pleased to see that the government recognises water storage and irrigation as a vital aspect of provincial economic development.