Press Release – Forest And Bird The Government has caved to pressure from industry by backing away from rules that would protect Southlands rivers from pollution. img src ”https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2103/8820dd2e689ef599e024.jpeg” width ”720″ height ”576″ Deer living in mud and polluted …
The Government has caved to pressure from industry by backing away from rules that would protect Southland’s rivers from pollution.
Deer living in mud and polluted freshwater pooling. Photo by Geoff Reid and Angus Robson, September 2020.
The Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Agriculture announced late yesterday they are delaying the introduction of rules to protect freshwater from the effects of intensive winter grazing, a practice which often results in stock living in mud and streams running brown with sediment.
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Among them is Tom Kay, executive director of Alachua Conservation Trust.
“What is pretty fascinating is that it is just in incredible shape. The family has done an unbelievable job of managing it to keep the grasslands and the long-leaf (pine) intact,” Kay said. “It’s made it a really unique spot. There are more than 240 different native plants out there highly unusual. It’s been in the same family for 70 years.”
The family referenced by Kay are the descendants of the late J.Y. Wilson, a former state legislator, alumni president of the University of Florida, passionate quail hunter and rancher.
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HBRC erosion minimisation project to protect Waipawa riverbanks uses concrete akmons, earthworks and rail groynes to redirect the river away from the banks. Photo / Supplied
HBRC erosion minimisation project to protect Waipawa riverbanks uses concrete akmons, earthworks and rail groynes to redirect the river away from the banks. Photo / Supplied
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Press Release – Forest And Bird Government Ministers need to review their decision to leave out nitrogen pollution limits from last year’s freshwater law reform. Yesterday, Radio New Zealand revealed the Government ignored advice from the Freshwater Leaders’ Group, Kaahui Wai Mori, …
Government Ministers need to review their decision to leave out nitrogen pollution limits from last year’s freshwater law reform.
Yesterday, Radio New Zealand revealed the Government ignored advice from the Freshwater Leaders’ Group, Kaahui Wai Māori, the Science and Technical Advisory Group, Ministry for the Environment, and the Regional Sector Group about introducing a nitrate pollution bottom line of 1.0 mg/L (DIN) for rivers, after the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) advised it would be too expensive for industry.