The Government has announced it will attempt to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, at a cost of $886 million. […]
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Court upholds GMO ruling – In the News
The High Court has upheld a ruling allowing regional councils to determine whether genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be banned […]
Continue readingAre trout to blame for declining water quality?
UPDATED: Scientists are questioning statements by a prominent dairy industry representative, suggesting trout are a ‘disastrous species’ — no better […]
Continue readingA third of NZ’s lakes poor quality: NIWA
A recently released report by NIWA has said that a third of the monitored lakes in New Zealand have poor […]
Continue readingDom Post: Two years on from national water quality plan, nothing has been done
Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the state of New Zealand’s waterways, which are still being polluted despite […]
Continue readingETS will encourage New Zealand forestry
There has been a great deal of debate over New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in recent months, with the […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Federated Farmers u-turn on carbon tax
Federated Farmers has changed tack on its carbon tax stance, reports Radio New Zealand. Previously opposed to a carbon tax, […]
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