Tag Archives: Water quality

Water cooperation in action – LAWA tells our water story

Posted on March 19, 2014 by robynmmoore

New in 2014, a unique and powerful way for communities to gather and share information about their waterways. LAWA is the short name for Land, Air, Water, Aotearoa, a web tool designed to give the public access to data on … Continue reading →

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Cleaner rivers – Morgan Foundation steps up

Posted on February 24, 2013 by robynmmoore

Communities all over New Zealand are working together to reverse the declining state of our waterways. That’s the good news – people care about our beaches, rivers and streams. And many of them care so much that they’re getting stuck … Continue reading →

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We can do better – NZ’s Land and Water Forum releases its final report

Posted on November 19, 2012 by robynmmoore

Water is without doubt, critical to our well-being and to our posterity as a nation. Most of us might also agree that all too often, we New Zealanders do a less than brilliant job of managing such a precious resource. … Continue reading →

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Have enough farmers cleaned up their act?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by robynmmoore

I have great respect for Jon Morgan who writes for the Dompost. His article Farmers really have cleaned up their act (Dompost 16/11/2011) begs some questioning though. Yes, I imagine most kiwis would agree with Jon – Most of us would agree … Continue reading →

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National – declaring war on rivers?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by robynmmoore

Green’s co-leader Russel Norman said this morning on Radio NZ National that the current government’s promise to fund irrigation infrastructure out of asset sales is akin to it making a declaration of war on our rivers. Is that a fair description? … Continue reading →

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Freshwater in NZ – Auditor General unimpressed by ‘forgiving’ Regional Councils

Posted on September 28, 2011 by robynmmoore

Regional Councils are too forgiving – and our waterways are the worse for it. Kevin Parris from the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate is undertaking a report on water quality in OECD nations. Interviewed on Radio NZ National this morning, he was … Continue reading →

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