WWU’s Paul Bailey argues Kiwi ANZAC fighting spirit should be applied to combatting climate change
Bailey: “Let's earn a reputation for punching above our weight in the fight against climate change”
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Wise Water Use
Apr 19, 20233 min read
Aotearoa’s lakes and rivers are mostly unswimmable, and deteriorating
Christine Rose (Greenpeace agricultural campaigner): “Rapid deintensification of the dairy industry is critical to making required changes”.
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Trevor Le Lievre
Mar 30, 20234 min read
Cyclone Gabrielle & climate change: we all share responsibility to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
WWU: We advocate for the reallocation of water consents away from intensive dairy farming, which is responsible for 20% methane emissions
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Wise Water Use
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Government bows to pressure from mining industry, property developers – dilutes wetlands protection
Andrea Vance: “Government walked back the environmental rules …housing developments, mines, or waste landfills could be built over wetlands”
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Trevor Le Lievre
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Lake Whatumā, Waipukurau – local Māori were disenfranchised by its sale in 1893: the history
Ihaia Hutana: “The biggest thing to me is that local people come to know what the deceptive behaviours of pakeha were like in those times”
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Wise Water Use
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Soil scientist says ‘can the dam’ - create natural water storage by growing the soil's carbon sponge
Phyllis Tichinin on regen farming: "our soils are the best cheapest water storage scheme – farming in Nature's image is better for everyone"
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Wise Water Use
Jun 15, 20222 min read
Kaipara District Council irrigation trial demonstrates smart water use on high value crops
Snow Tane: “The purpose is to see how to use water better – the opportunity to diversify land use is the biggest opportunity I see”.
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Wise Water Use
May 26, 20221 min read
Study underway in HB to see if water-conservative almonds can be grown sustainably
Declan Graham (Plant & Food Research): “We’d investigate if we can grow almonds using less water compared to commercial practices overseas”
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Wise Water Use
May 26, 20221 min read
Andrew Barnes, businessman, highlights risk to dairy industry from plant-based alternatives
Barnes: “The rise of alternatives to cow’s milk has happened sharp and fast”, impacting on a sector under heavy pressure to cut herd sizes.
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Wise Water Use
Apr 26, 20221 min read
Phil Schofield, soil scientist, completes study into how healthier soils absorb and hold rainwater
Schofield: “This option is much easier and less risky than building dams”, as HB considers how best to achieve greater water security.
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Gren Christie
Mar 26, 20222 min read
Gren Christie of Wise Water Use laments environmental destruction of Ruahine forest park for dam
Gren Christie: “Trees that ancestors of people living in CHB today may have rested under before Captain Cook saw Aotearoa will be destroyed
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Gren Christie
Mar 24, 20222 min read
Gren Christie of Wise Water Use explains why wetlands are our mates
Gren Christie: "It would be Wise Water Use to reverse-engineer Lake Whatuma, using water from surrounding farmland to maintain its health.
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Wise Water Use
Mar 17, 20220 min read
Paul Bailey suggests solution to water over-allocation due to past Regional Council practices
Paul Bailey, past HB Regional Councillor, argues that Council should buy out intensive dairy units on Ruataniwha Plains and reallocate water
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Wise Water Use
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Phyllis Tichinin supports WWUs approach to bringing environmental sanity to CHBs water use practices
Phyllis Tichinin, environment management consultant, explains how green plant cover creates a living carbon sponge that protects our soils.
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Wise Water Use
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Barrie Ridler promotes HB 'Centre of Excellence' to teach sustainable dryland farming
Agricultural consultant Barrie Ridler says 'dryland farming systems are low cost, yet productive", "Bay could become wonderful environment".
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