Greens fall short on waterways protection

10:00 Mon, 21 Mar

Fight The Tip, Save the Dome has accused Green Party MP Eugenie Sage of hypocrisy and inconsistency over waterways protection. Fight the Tip spokesperson Michele...

Tougher Government rules on freshwater management

10:38 Mon, 14 Sep

Stringent new rules around freshwater management come into effect this month, although farmers will have until 2023 to implement them. The Ministry of Environment has...

Grounds for optimism after testing

09:44 Mon, 18 May

A group dedicated to restoring and maintaining healthy waters in the Matakana-Sandspit catchment area have painted a cautiously encouraging picture of the state of local...

Call for regenerative farming fund

11:46 Thu, 16 Apr

Greenpeace says today’s Ministry for the Environment report, Our Freshwater 2020, clearly shows that New Zealand’s rivers, lakes and freshwater are in crisis. The report...

Waterway restoration funding up for grabs

13:25 Mon, 2 Sep

Landowners and community groups could be eligible for money to help protect and restore local waterways, thanks to the latest round of Rodney Local Board’s...