Action for Healthy Waterways – Expert Reaction
The Government has announced new rules and regulations to clean up New Zealand’s waterways and protect them from future pollution. The Action for Healthy Waterways package sets higher standards around...
View ArticleWhat do farmers think about biodiversity on their land? – Expert Reaction
Over 90 per cent of sheep and beef farmers surveyed acknowledge the benefits of managing biodiversity on their farmland, according to new research. These benefits were mainly social or environmental,...
View ArticleClimate change threatens kūmara crops – Expert Reaction
The majority of sweet potato varieties may not be able to survive rising global temperatures, according to new research. Peruvian and French researchers tested nearly 2,000 sweet potato strains,...
View ArticleThe Climate Commission’s 15-year blueprint – Expert Reaction
The Climate Change Commission has outlined its advice on how we should reshape our economy to mitigate the climate crisis. The report says current government policies do not put the country on track to...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s fragmenting farmlands – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s highly productive farmlands have been decreasing over the last two decades as residential developments such as lifestyle blocks grow, according to a new report. Our land 2021 says the...
View ArticleWhat would a dry winter mean for the country? – Expert Reaction
New Zealand may be heading into a dry winter following a month of near record-breaking dry patches across the country. So what are the flow-on effects if nature’s taps stay turned off over the cold...
View ArticleFoot-and-mouth disease threat looms – Expert Q&A
A highly infectious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals like cattle could upend New Zealand’s economy if it crosses our border. Cases of foot-and-mouth disease detected in Indonesia in May, and...
View ArticleProtecting NZ’s most productive land – Expert Reaction
The Government has released a National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land (NPS-HPL), with the aim of improving how we protect the country’s most productive farm land from residential...
View ArticleThe Government’s proposal to price agricultural emissions – Expert Reaction
The Government has proposed a plan of action for farmers to reduce their greenhouse emissions that’s now open for consultation. The proposal has largely adopted the farming sector’s recommendations to...
View ArticleFarmers to be recognised for sequestering carbon – Expert Reaction
The Government has today announced plans to work with the primary sector on developing a carbon sequestration strategy. The Government is committed to sequestration being recognised from 2025....
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