Dear Editor Wetlands & Water Quality In the recent times there have been many articles written and published about water quality and wetlands and in one of the most recent…
Dear Editor Whangamarino Wetland & Whangamarino River Weir In my recent article on Wetlands and Water Quality I quoted Forest & Bird freshwater advocate Annabeth Cohen as saying…
FRUIT & VEG UN-AFFORDABLE An article published in the NZ Herald online on the 1st march 2018 was headlined: “Vegetable growers losing up to $100K every week due to weather…
Regulatory requirements for territorial authorities The NPS-FM does not directly require territorial authorities to include specific provisions in district plans related to fresh water. However, territorial authorities are required…
Healthy Rivers – PPC1 A Current Overview The Waikato Regional Council (WRC) under the regional planning legislative requirements has proposed a plan change (PPC1) to the operative Waikato Regional Plan….
Vaughan Payne article page 8 of Coast & Country News January 2018 The Coast and Country News, monthly newspaper, published a reply from Vaughan Payne, Chief Executive of the…
FOOD SECURITY v HEALTHY RIVERS (PC1) In late 2016 the Waikato Regional Council (WRC) introduced their proposed Plan Change (PC1) under the Healthy Rivers Strategy. This plan change will have…
BUYING A FARM “CAVEAT EMPTOR” Buying a farm is a major investment that has now become much more complicated with the Waikato Regional Council’s proposed and current rule changes under…
The Price of Clean Water Do we want clean water? Yes Should we have clean water? Yes What is clean water? NPSFWM (National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management) Can we…
Proposed Waikato Regional Plan Change 1 – Waikato and Waipa River Catchments Koi Carp Issues The Healthy Rivers: Plan for Change/Wai Ora: He Rautaki Whakapaipai project Vision and…