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Otago farmer frustrated by wintering shed consent process
8 Mar, 2021 03:30 AM
6 minutes to read
Sheep and beef farmer Fred Doherty has encountered problems in his application to the Otago Regional Council for consents to build a wintering shed on his farm in Outram. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
Sheep and beef farmer Fred Doherty has encountered problems in his application to the Otago Regional Council for consents to build a wintering shed on his farm in Outram. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
Otago Daily Times
By: Shawn McAvinue
A frustrated West Taieri farmer is calling for the Otago Regional Council to do better so he can achieve his dream of building a shed to keep his cattle warm and dry.
Environment Court to decide fate of water permits in Otago
7 Mar, 2021 08:30 PM
4 minutes to read
Hundreds of Otago permit-holders were given until October to change to resource consents, but the case is now headed to the Environment Court. Photo / RNZ-Nate McKinnon
Hundreds of Otago permit-holders were given until October to change to resource consents, but the case is now headed to the Environment Court. Photo / RNZ-Nate McKinnon
RNZ
The future of water rights in Otago is headed to court this morning.
When the Resource Management Act came into effect in October 1991, Otago was an outlier.
Taking water from some catchments in Central Otago was permitted by rights dating back to the goldfields.
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