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National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management

Freshwater national standards set – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 July 201428 March 2016

New standards for freshwater announced today for the first time set quantitative limits for water quality. Incorporating the national “bottom lines” for water […]

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Report stirs up freshwater policy debate

In the News  |  Published: 01 August 201101 August 2011

New Zealand’s waterways will not being getting cleaner any time soon under current government policies, according to a new report […]

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Rod Oram on freshwater policy

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 16 May 201116 May 2011

The government’s latest plans for freshwater quality and irrigation have made some progress towards a more environmental national policy on […]

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Dom Post: Two years on from national water quality plan, nothing has been done

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the state of New Zealand’s waterways, which are still being polluted despite […]

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