All posts tagged "environment"

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  Fast Facts

  Fish & Game react to DairyNZ’s latest greenwashing

  DairyNZ’s refusal to understand that the public are pushing for a step-change in water quality was highlighted by their cynically-timed press release...

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  News and Views

  Fair outcome for Ngaruroro river in Hawkes Bay

  IrrigationNZ believes that a fair outcome has been reached in regard to the Water Conservation Order (WCO) sought for the Ngaruroro river...

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  Fast Facts

  Kānuka could halt kauri dieback

  The ways of matauranga Māori have helped scientists discover a possible way to stop kauri dieback from further degrading native forests.

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  92

  News and Views

  DairyNZ welcomes protection of productive land

  DairyNZ supports the government’s recent release of a National Policy Statement on Highly Productive Soils.

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  Fast Facts

  Move to put pressure on waste producers welcomed by LGNZ

  The launch of a public consultation by the Ministry for the Environment to identify products that should be included in product stewardship...

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  News and Views

  Agrichemical manufacturers endorse taking responsibility for removing environmental waste

  Government initiatives to put the onus on manufacturers for ensuring that their products can be recycled or disposed of safely is a...

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  News and Views

  Climate change, ETS policy now farmers’ No 1 concern

  Climate change policy and the ETS has topped the list of farmers’ biggest concerns for the first time since 2010, according to...

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  Rural

  Support for rural recycling and ensuring absolute focus on effective services

  Supporting farmers to preserve the environment by providing alternatives to the harmful disposal practices of burning, burying and stockpiling of waste is...

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  News and Views

  Consensus reached on reducing agricultural emissions

  The NZ Government has reached an historic consensus with farming leaders to implement farm-level pricing of climate change emissions from the agriculture...

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  News and Views

  HortNZ says Climate Change Amendment Bill must reflect all the Paris Agreement

  Horticulture New Zealand says that the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill needs to be amended to include all the Paris...