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Surprise at Canterbury council’s ‘misleading’ court withdrawal

A court case on river protection has been halted but might yet be revived

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Christchurch council tiptoes over stadium funding

Christchurch City Council makes a belated plea for help to pay for its $683m stadium, Te Kaha

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The Sure Things: Lan Pham goes from hermit life to public life

The former environmental councillor seizes the day, including being catapulted into this “crazy political thing” for the Green Party

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Animal welfare ruling surprises farmers

Farm decision might set a precedent for winter grazing consents

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Lakes will ‘die’ without urgent action

Canterbury’s regional council was urged to act quickly two years ago to save lakes

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Report reveals scrapped feedlot’s Achilles heel

Canterbury’s regional council report confirms flooding was the key issue for a planned cattle feedlot, writes David Williams

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Ngāi Tahu unleashes over lakes

Blistering feedback from mana whenua skewers agencies over systemic failures at Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes

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‘It is a win’: Feedlot consents withdrawn

A small Canterbury community claims victory after a David and Goliath battle.

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Environment Minister wades into river battle

David Parker intervenes in an Environment Court case over a water conservation order

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‘Damning’ govt report lays out freshwater failures

Supposed protections weren’t enough to stop sensitive lakes deteriorating, a Ministry for the Environment report says

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ECan moves over ‘explicit and continuous breaches’

Water-take rules are being enforced after concerns were raised in a hidden scientific report

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Councils’ winter grazing approach raises concern

The Government’s new winter grazing rules are starting to bite but will the environment improve?

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Regional council admits it’s been flying blind on Rakaia

Evidence filed in the Environment Court confirms there’s been scant monitoring of a protected river

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Cracks in the system: stronger protections needed for our drinking water

The nitrate contamination of Waimate’s drinking water source is a chance for the new drinking water regulator to defend drinking water sources and public health. But its public statements suggest it may be adopting a hands-off approach

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Flood risk casts shadow over feedlot plans

Industrial farming is inappropriate in an area at risk of flooding, says a local environmental group. David Williams reports.

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Court puts river protection case on fast-track

Regional council accused of washing its hands of enforcing a water conservation order

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Defining braided rivers will help avoid future disasters

Lawmakers are being urged to bridge the legal and scientific divide over braided rivers

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Is it dollars over dolphins for sail race?

A super-fast boat race in Lyttelton Harbour might harm dolphins, advocates fear.

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A year on, what has ECan done about the Rakaia?

Water regulator defends progress on checking for potential non-compliance

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The arguments that sank water bottling consents

Why did the Court of Appeal quash consents for water bottling?

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Mayoral candidate: I should have disclosed conflict

Christchurch city councillor says a potential conflict didn’t cross his mind

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Big irrigator’s water takes ‘potentially non-compliant’

ECan outlines the difficulty of monitoring Rakaia River consents, and how little it knows

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Council disowns report revealing consent breaches

Greenpeace accuses ECan of throwing an ex-staffer “under a bus”

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Green MP joins fight against feedlot

Public opposition builds against plans to build huge cattle sheds near Christchurch

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Warning over Mackenzie development ‘goldrush’

Two years after calls for urgent action, a council is still working on Mackenzie landscape protection

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