Manawatu Archive

  • Russel Norman

    Fonterra’s discharge into the Manawatu - by Russel Norman



    I’ve been looking into Fonterra’s discharge of condensate into the Mangatainoka River in the Wairarapa, which leads to the Manawatu. You can read it about it here. [UPDATE - Fonterra just announced that they are reconsidering their application and "decided to look at alternatives, such as irrigating to land or diverting through the local town [...] read more
    October 29, 2010 4:21 pm - 7 Comments
  • frog

    Feds play games over Manawatu clean up - by frog



    So, 27 organisations in the Manawatu region including city & regional council, industrial players, iwi and environment groups have signed an historic agreement, committing to clean up the polluted Manawatu river. Great stuff. Only problem is, the farmers aren’t playing ball. read more
    August 10, 2010 11:51 am - 8 Comments
  • frog

    Good Farm Stories and the polluted Manawatu - by frog



    As Jeanette previewed yesterday, the Greens’ Good Farm Stories website has been launched today. You can find it here: www.goodfarmstories.org.nz. There’s a wealth of material, so grab a cup of tea and enjoy! read more
    November 26, 2009 12:43 pm - 7 Comments
  • Russel Norman

    Hats off to good farming at Landcorp - by Russel Norman



    Here’s some good news on dairy farming and a doff of the cap to the SOE Landcorp and its farm managers. We recently asked Landcorp how it was doing with compliance on effluent consents.  Their General Secretary informs us that they had one infringement notice in 2008 and two in 2007. Landcorp has 37 dairy farms, so its [...] read more
    April 16, 2009 3:06 pm - 5 Comments
  • frog

    Russel rattles another - by frog



     Yesterday Winston, unsurprisingly, made an ethnic and not so oblique reference to Australians, in response to Russel’s first question in the house.  Today it became clear that what parliament has acquired is not just an Australian, but a Little Aussie Battler who is going to stand up for ordinary kiwis.  Check out this exchange between [...] read more
    July 2, 2008 9:44 pm - 10 Comments