The increasing reliance on dairying to regional economies has been revealed by Statistics New Zealand.
The area of irrigated land has increased in the past five years by the size of Lakes Taupo and Te Anau combined.
This equates to 102,000ha between June 2007 and 2012.
Canterbury
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Chris Hutching for NBR NZ Property Investor
Wed, 15 May 2013
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