Federated Farmers Warn Government Is Running Out of Time on Freshwater Reform
With six months until the election, Federated Farmers says the Government is running out of time to deliver its long-promised reform to the country's freshwater system.
Now call Hound a non tree-hugger but, let’s face it, matagouri is hardly a threatened species and it’s not like it’s a ‘500-year-old’ kauri. In fact, matagouri is a real prick of a problem for many farmers, so what is up with the mandarins at Ashburton council? Some critics claim the council has generated revenue from this minor slip-up by applying the Resource Management Act in this way. As a mate of yours truly commented, “No wonder council bureaucrats rarely voice support for RMA reform when they are on to a cash cow like that.”
