Water

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%.

Blanket approach could end up harming land, environment and farmers’ self-image, study finds.

Tatuanui students run native plant nursery to supply local dairy farmers and raise funds.

Starting gun for Freshwater Farm Plans to be fired in Otago, West Coast and Manawatū next year.

Decades of rising levels of nitrogen and bacteria in waterways identified, but Lake Taupō doing better than expected.

Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki and Manawatū farmers and iwi to be given training and education in preserving waterways.

Environment authority checking consents and following up.

Phosphate, a key ingredient in fertiliser, can get into waterways through run-off. 

Fifteen Bay of Plenty landowners supported to transition to lower-footprint systems along Waihī Estuary.

Water ministry and better storage top the list.

Wilderlab cinches Fieldays Innovation Award for growth and scale.

NZ-developed device sits in water ways, transmitting data.

Govt seeks more input on changes to Essential Freshwater reforms.