Displaying items by tag: IrrigationNZ
Dairy is not evil
Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis believes there will always be a place for dairy.
Irrigation critics ‘not well-informed’
Ten years at the helm of Irrigation New Zealand is soon to end for chief executive Andrew Curtis; he leaves the post next March.
Better irrigation beats tax on water
Irrigation NZ believes that imposing a nationwide water tax would be unworkable.
Nebraska tour generates new ideas
A team of farmers and irrigation experts has returned from a trip to Nebraska with some fresh ideas about how to improve environmental management in New Zealand.
A water tax isn’t workable
IrrigationNZ says that introducing a nationwide water tax is not workable.
Food link will help irrigation’s perception
New Zealand's irrigators must emphasise the connection between irrigation and food supplies, says IrrigationNZ chief executive Andrew Curtis.
Irrigation's environmental benefits ‘just nonsense’
Fish & Game chief executive Martin Taylor has dismissed as “ridiculous” a claim by Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis that irrigation is good for the environment.
Good news and bad for irrigation funding
IrrigationNZ has welcomed the Government’s saying it will honour existing Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd commitments to three well-advanced irrigation schemes.
We need a long, cool look at water
As years go, 2017 was dramatic.
NZ needs more water storage
IrrigationNZ says water storage is crucial in helping provide a reliable supply of water and for food production.