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DunedinOctober 25

Fabric of heartlands at stake: farmers

Farmers, the people most affected by proposed rural water quality regulations, had the last word as the public hearing on the changes ended in Dunedin yesterday.
DunedinOctober 24

Proposals threat to forestry, group says

Proposed water quality regulations could be the "death knell" of large-scale commercial forestry in Otago, a regional forestry group says.
South OtagoOctober 23

Water plan 'could close Finegand'

Silver Fern Farms is concerned water quality standards proposed by the Otago Regional Council could force it to close its century-old meat-processing plant near Balclutha.
Water plan 'could close Finegand'
Water plan 'could close Finegand'
NewsOctober 23

Water plan change distress

Most farmers in Otago will not be able to meet the standards set by Otago Regional Council's water plan change, Federated Farmers members say.
Water plan change distress
Water plan change distress
NationalOctober 18

No swimming: 52% impure NZ

An official study finds more than half our popular river spots are too polluted tobe used safely, reports Jamie Morton, of The New Zealand Herald.
No swimming: 52% impure NZ
No swimming: 52% impure NZ
NationalOctober 17

Aiming to close pollution loophole

A new Bill aims to tighten controls on sustained pollution of waterways by closing a legal loophole.
DunedinOctober 11

Doubts over all drain discharges

If some of the proposed water-quality nutrient standards are applied literally, he doubts any drain discharge from an Otago farm will comply, Dairy NZ consultant Dr Michael Freeman says.
NewsOctober 10

Runanga express concerns over kai

Otago's four runanga (Kai Tahu ki Otago) want assurances from the Otago Regional Council that its proposed water quality regulation changes will safeguard their ability to gather food (mahika kai) safely and use the region's waterways.
DunedinOctober 9

Clean waterways at risk, organisations fear

Otago waterways with excellent water quality could be degraded under the Otago Regional Council's proposed changes, environmental organisations fear.
North OtagoOctober 5

Water plan 'wild stab in the dark'

The North Otago public hearings on proposed changes to water quality rules in Otago ended yesterday with a call for best management practices to be given more weight.
North OtagoOctober 4

Irrigation companies want rethink on plan change

North Otago irrigation companies are questioning the legitimacy of proposed changes to Otago regional water policy.
North OtagoOctober 2

Water plans felt by farmers

Farmers in North Otago claim they are already feeling the impact of changes to the regional water plan, even before any changes have been approved.
North OtagoOctober 1

Farmers concerned viability put at risk

North Otago farmers yesterday queued up to tell the Otago Regional Council (ORC) they could go out of business if the council did not alter proposed changes to water quality rules.
Farmers concerned viability put at risk
Farmers concerned viability put at risk
Central OtagoSeptember 26

Nitrogen runoff limits of concern

Limiting the application of nitrogen in fruitgrowing areas of the Teviot Valley will threaten the sustainability of horticulture and affect up to 1000 jobs, an Otago Regional Council hearing panel was told in Alexandra yesterday.
NewsSeptember 26

Chairman says process 'interesting'

Both bouquets and brickbats have been flowing in for the Otago Regional Council's water plan hearings panel, chairman Duncan Butcher says.
Chairman says process 'interesting'
Chairman says process 'interesting'
QueenstownSeptember 25

QLDC says plan too reactive

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is opposed to the Otago Regional Council's plan change 6A designed to maintain and improve the quality of water in the province's waterways.
NewsSeptember 24

Government water policy queried

While the Government paints the state of New Zealand freshwater as a crisis, the deadline it has set for meeting water quality has been extended, Otago Regional Cr Michael Deaker says.
NewsSeptember 24

Plan unworkable, farmers claim

High-country farmers believe many of the measures in the Otago Regional Council's proposed plan change 6A designed to maintain and improve water quality will be unworkable in their farming environments.
DunedinSeptember 21

Water rules deemed too strict

Common sense must be applied to Otago Regional Council water regulations, farmers say.
DunedinSeptember 21

Farmers bearing most of cost, hearing told

Farmers need more time to achieve proposed discharge standards because the significant economic burden of improving water quality is falling on their shoulders alone, an Otago Regional Council hearing panel was told in Balclutha yesterday.
DunedinSeptember 18

Authorities critical of proposed water quality plan

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says he "will not stand" for one set of standards for rural water quality and another set for urban.
Authorities critical of proposed water quality plan
Authorities critical of proposed water quality plan
DunedinSeptember 13

New water rules called draconian

From "draconian" to "giant experiment", both sides of the water quality debate expressed their view of the proposed policies yesterday.
New water rules called draconian
New water rules called draconian
DunedinSeptember 12

Call for 'maverick' council to halt plan change

A group of farmers and companies has called for the Otago Regional Council to halt its water quality plan change, saying it is behaving in a "maverick way" and against national and its own regulations.
DunedinSeptember 10

Farmers express concerns over rules

Holding up a bottle of clear water taken from one of his drains, Taieri farmer Mike Lord has questioned the impacts of proposed changes to Otago's water quality regulations.