Hawke’s Bay to host New Zealand Soil Carbon Conference The international spotlight will be on Hawke’s Bay when the NZ Soil Carbon Conference is held in Napier in June. Featuring international experts, renowned scientists and industry leaders, the three day conference will focus on the reality of climate change, biological farming and the huge global […]
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is disappointed with the Environment Court’s costs award to the Christchurch City Council and Federated Farmers in its claim against ECan for the Banks Peninsula District Plan landscape protection hearing. The City Council has been awarded $30,000, Federated Farmers $35,000. ECan chair Sir Kerry Burke says that a key ECan objective is […]
The award of $35,000 costs to Federated Farmers from Environment Canterbury (Canterbury Regional Council), signals the end of an 11 year fight for the right to farm in Banks Peninsula. Federated Farmers Banks Peninsula Branch chairperson, Pam Richardson, said she is pleased at the $35,000 costs award, but remains frustrated at Environment Canterbury’s refusal to […]
