What dairy farming is doing to NZ's water rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Forest & Bird freshwater advocate Annabeth Cohen said all New Zealanders wanted to see their local rivers flourishing with life, “full of native fish and insects, and surrounded by bush and birdsong”. “We urge the Government to accept the scientific consensus that ecosystem health is not possible if nitrate pollution in waterways exceeds 1 milligram per litre. “This is a conservative standard of freshwater quality, despite what the agri-industry would have New Zealand believe.”
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Environment Minister David Parker told Morning Report there are no plans to immediately reduce the New Zealand standard for nitrates in drinking water . (First published February 23, 2021) Marnie Prickett, of Choose Clean Water, said the groups were united in backing the science, which was clear and robust.
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