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Using the right plants and techniques will make the most of riparian planting and give you value for money by getting it right first time.

OPINION: Many groups out there, large and small, seem to believe farming is the root of all evil to the environment. 

National river quality trends give cause for optimism, according to Land and Water Aotearoa (LAWA). 

Farmers who pollute waterways and damage New Zealand’s brand image cause problems for companies trying to sell our high value food exports.

The good work farmers are already doing to minimise the environmental impact of irrigation could stop if they had to pay water royalties, says Irrigation New Zealand chair Nicky Hyslop.

Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern says after National came into power it shelved the Environment Court judge David Sheppard’s national policy statement (NPS) initiated by the last Labour government.

If elected, Labour’s charge on water for irrigation will be a “small royalty” for all “substantial takes”, says spokesman for water and the environment David Parker.

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.

Why is it important to reduce sediment, phosphorus and E. coli losses from winter grazed paddocks?

New rules excluding stock from waterways are coming, but they have to be sensible, practical and affordable, says Cathy Begley, leader of Federated Farmers’ water team.