Government holds another meeting with He Waka Eke Noa

Government holds another meeting with He Waka Eke Noa
Agriculture minister Damien O'Connor. (Image: Getty)
Rebecca Howard
The government is meeting with primary sector leaders on Tuesday in its bid to ensure a pricing system for agriculture emissions is in place before the Jan 1, 2025, deadline.Agriculture minister Damien O’Connor told the Primary Industries New Zealand summit in Wellington they were meeting again to make progress on He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) – the primary sector climate action partnership.O'Connor described it as "the partnership that we need to have to try and reduce emissions".Aside from O'Connor and the primary secto...

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