Silver Fern Farms claims it has measured the greenhouse gas emissions associated with producing, shipping and consuming a kilogram of 100% Angus beef and will offset them.
A new resource management system will deliver savings to households and businesses of about $150 million a year, new estimates show.
The country's 67 local bodies will become four amalgamated water entities, that will be community-owned and new regulation will control pricing and quality of drinking, waste and stormwater services.