Friday, 14 June 2013 16:42

Dying region?

Written by Rural News Group

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THE HOUND sees that controversial regional council Horizons Regional Council recently trumpeted the release of its latest ‘State of Environment’ report.

According to HRC, this report provides a snapshot of the region’s land, air and water resources. As a mate of the Hound’s opined, it will be interesting to see how HRC’s next report looks in 5-7 years – particularly in relation to the amount of productive farmland left in the region – if its highly unpopular One Plan is implemented in its current state. As they say: watch this space.

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