All posts tagged "rural"

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  Boosting local road funding heads in the right direction

  News that the government has shifted funding for local road maintenance back up a gear is heartening for rural families dismayed by...

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  Hawke’s Bay stellar summer rural recycling effort

  Hawke’s Bay farmers and growers are proving that they are good stewards of the land by bringing in massive quantities of plastic...

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  Western Bay of Plenty moves to restricted fire season

  Western Bay of Plenty moves from a prohibited season to a restricted season at 8am Tuesday 9 March 2021.

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  IrrigationNZ seeks protection of small, rural drinking water users in Water Services Bill

  IrrigationNZ has this week submitted the Water Services Bill in order to seek protection of small drinking water users in rural areas.

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  Latest CME report shows massive scale of Regional Council regulatory work

  The third Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement (CME) Metrics report has been released, providing insight into one of New Zealand’s biggest regulatory systems,...

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  New funding recognises rural sector’s strong focus on sustainability

  The Government’s investment of more than $6 million into farmer-led projects to improve water health in Canterbury and Otago reinforces the important...

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  Trout season begins on October 1 2020

  Freshwater anglers are eagerly anticipating the start of the new trout and salmon fishing season, which begins on October 1 2020. Early...

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  News and Views

  Freshwater regs will stall progress, add costs, on Canterbury

  The new National Environment Standard (NES) for Freshwater could derail the progress already made on improving water quality in Canterbury, Federated Farmers...

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  Increased fire risk for Hawke’s Bay

  Fire and Emergency New Zealand is asking Hawke’s Bay farmers to think twice before undertaking burn-offs.

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  Government announces rural recycling ‘a must do’

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