Tag: environment_canterbury
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Greenpeace Says Fonterra's $3.4 Billion Profit Should Fund Clean Water for Canterbury
Greenpeace is calling on Fonterra to spend its reported $3.4 billion profit on cleaning up nitrate-polluted rural drinking water in Canterbury, after Environment Canterbury voted against making dairy polluters pay.
BusinessEnvironmentHealthAgricultureSocial IssuesLegal GreenpeaceFonterraEnvironment Canterburynitrate pollutionCanterburydrinking waterNiamh O'Flynn
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TENDERS & AWARDS #5 | 24 September 2026 | NZ Public-Sector Procurement Intelligence
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BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsTransportationEducation NZ public-sector procurementGETS tendersWaikato District CouncilUniversity of AucklandHealth New ZealandNelson City CouncilTimaru District CouncilNew Zealand Customs ServiceKāinga OraDepartment of ConservationAuckland TransportEnvironment CanterburyWatercareWestern Bay of Plenty District CouncilQueenstown Lakes District Councilcontract awardstenders and awardstendersTENDERS & AWARDS
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Greenpeace Accuses Environment Canterbury of Abandoning Nitrate Emergency
Greenpeace says Environment Canterbury has thrown rural households "under the tractor" after the council voted to resolve the nitrate emergency it declared a year ago.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEnvironmentAgricultureSocial IssuesState GovernmentsLegal Environment CanterburyGreenpeace Aotearoanitrate emergencydrinking waterdairy industryNiamh O'FlynnCanterburyGreenpeace
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Construction Begins on Flood Early Warning Systems Across 10 NZ Regions
Work is under way in all 10 regions to upgrade flood monitoring infrastructure, backed by $7.7 million from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, with councils co-funding 40 percent.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeDisastersState GovernmentsFederal Government Flood Early Warning SystemsRegional Infrastructure FundMark PattersonEnvironment CanterburyFlood ResilienceRegional DevelopmentNew Zealand Government
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TENDERS & AWARDS #2 | 20 September 2026 | NZ Public-Sector Procurement Intelligence
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BusinessHealthPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEnvironmentTransportationEducationEnergy New Zealand public-sector procurementGETS tendersHealth New ZealandSouthland HospitalEnvironment CanterburyGisborne District CouncilUniversity of WaikatoWaikato District CouncilNZQATenders and AwardstendersTENDERS & AWARDS
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Greenpeace Accuses Government of Neglecting Rural New Zealanders Amid Nitrate Crisis
Greenpeace alleges the New Zealand government has forsaken rural communities, as new Environment Canterbury maps reveal unsafe nitrate levels in drinking water, particularly in Ashburton, posing significant health risks.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsEnvironmentMedical ScienceAgricultureSocial Issues GreenpeaceNitrate contaminationDrinking waterEnvironment CanterburyAshburtonDairy industry
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Greenpeace Raises Alarm Over Nitrate Contamination in Canterbury Private Water, Citing Preterm Birth Risk
Greenpeace is alarmed by Environment Canterbury's inaction on nitrate contamination. New data shows 38% of Canterbury private water sources are in areas with nitrate levels linked to increased preterm birth risk, urging ECan to regulate the dairy industry.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyEnvironmentMedical ScienceState GovernmentsAgricultureSocial IssuesEconomy CanterburyNitrate contaminationGroundwaterPreterm birthGreenpeaceEnvironment CanterburyDairy industry