The Government is pumping $700m into its plan to clean up New Zealand’s rivers and lakes. In September, the Government put out a raft of proposals for consultation, to stop the degradation of waterways and make them swimmable. The funding would create jobs in riparian and wetland planting, removing sediments and other initiatives to prevent farm runoff entering waterways. It’s time for us to invest in cleaning up our water in order to protect the economic value it brings,” Parker said. Cleaning the waterways would secure the future of meat, dairy and other primary exports, he said.

Source: Stuff May 27, 2020 23:31 UTC