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O'Connor ‘outraged’ by farm lobby and Nats’ ‘scaremongering’ on water

Benefit of new standards is in protecting New Zealand’s export brand.

Brent Edwards Thu, 17 Oct 2019

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has assured farmers the government is listening to their concerns about proposed new freshwater standards.

But O’Connor also criticised Federated Farmers and the National Party for scaremongering over the proposal.

“What we have is effectively

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Brent Edwards Thu, 17 Oct 2019
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