E2NZ.org supports the The Chose Clean Water Tour (CCWT) of New Zealand. Thanks you guys! 😊💧💦 https://t.co/GTdXkZJd4X — ChooseCleanWaterTour (@ccwnz) February 5, 2016 The project is currently raising public awareness about degraded water quality in New Zealand and the impact of farming pollution on the country’s waterways. Follow their twitter account here and visit their…
The New Zealand Green party has added its voice to others calling for a ban on the controversial use of an abortion drug by New Zealand dairy farmers, fearing that it has the potential to damage the country’s green reputation as other countries turn to more responsible and sustainable farming methods. Dairy farmers in New…
Reports are saying that farming companies and the government are locking horns over applications to set-up 16 factory diary farms in NZ. “Three companies* have applied to set up 16 new farms in the central South Island’s Mackenzie Basin, keeping up to 18,000 cows in cubicle stables** 24 hours a day for eight months of…
From a report on the site interest.co.nz by Bernard Hickey. Some people may find this video disturbing “The video shows dozens of calves starving to death at Crafar Farms’ Benneydale property between Tokoroa and Te Kuiti earlier this month. Poor management and the pressures of massive debts obtained during rapid expansion meant this farm was…
Expensive Milk Contributed to Health Inequalities “Researchers at the University of Otago Wellington say that the high price of milk and other dairy products over recent years is detrimental to the health of children and has contributed to greater health inequalities in New Zealand. In a wide ranging case study published in Globalisation and Health…
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