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A partnership approach to dealing with river and lake water quality offers the best prospect of making sustained progress on problems often decades in the making, says the Feds.

Farmers are doing their bit to help the Government get 90% of lakes and rivers swimmable by 2040.

Reform of the Resource Management Act (RMA) looks set to go ahead, the Government having reached a deal for the support of the Maori Party.

Federated Farmers is pleased to see the Government getting on with the job of reforming resource management legislation.

Canterbury's water quality looks set to continue dominating the Canterbury Regional Council’s deliberations.

The Government is committed to improving freshwater quality and swimmability but is cautious of regulatory requirements that are unworkable, says Environment Minister Nick Smith.

Environment Minister Nick Smith recently outlined the Government’s objectives on freshwater management. Here are excerpts from his speech given as part of the 2016 Lincoln Environment lecture.

New Zealand is so richly blessed with freshwater that many people do not appreciate its importance to our economy, lifestyle and health, says Environment Minister Nick Smith.

Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith’s voice of reason is the common sense approach New Zealand needs when it comes to genetically modified organisms, says Federated Farmers’ president Dr William Rolleston.

Minor amendments to regulations on the definition of what is and is not a GMO have been approved by Cabinet, Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith says.