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DairyNZ and NIWA have joined forces to help farms with wetland design and performance.

OPINION: Wetlands are like giant kidneys, protecting the health of waterways by helping dilute and filter harmful material.

Gray and Marilyn Baldwin own 713ha south of Lichfield, near Putāruru.

The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee in Canterbury is considering a pilot wetlands project which would aim to reduce nitrate, phosphorus, sedimentation and E. coli levels in local waterways, while improving biodiversity in the district.

Intensive farming practices can discharge lots of contaminants – notably nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment and pathogens – into our waterways.

Will wetlands become the new weapon enabling farmers to combat nutrient losses onfarm? 

Retiring land as a wetland or conservation area returns more than it costs, according to Hikurangi dairy farmer Steve Brown.

FEDERATED FARMERS believes National's $100m freshwater fund policy could vastly improve water quality outcomes, having worked with DairyNZ to analyse it.

FONTERRA AND the Department of Conservation (DOC) are a year into their 10 year partnership to improve the Waituna catchment and marked the moment with a Community Open Day today (July 25).