Manawatu council mismanaging fresh water consents, environmental lobby says

Manawatu council mismanaging fresh water consents, environmental lobby says
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Feb. 13 (BusinessDesk) - The Environment Court is being asked to step in over the Manawatu-Whanganui regional council's management of fresh water, which opponents say contravenes the Resource Management Act and its own plan, and doesn't properly regulate nitrogen leaching from dairy farms. Wellington Fish & Game Council and the Environmental Defence Society are asking the court to rule that the council must consider the RMA, its regional 'Horizon One Plan', and the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management when as...