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Canterbury
CPW drivers: Clovernook Farms Ltd + Dairy Holdings of Timaru ubd / dexcel .pdf + Willsden Farm Grazing to lower covers cuts costs on dairy farm Country-Wide Southern Dairy 13Mar06 + Council investments - beyond their mandate? "Christchurch City Council: Through standalone investment company City Holdings (worth $1.6 billion): Orion Ltd 89%; Lyttelton Port Co 74%; Christchurch International Airport 75%; Red Bus 100%; City Care 100%; Christchurch City Networks 100%; Selwyn Plantation Board 100%" Sunday Star Times 07Oct07
Environment Canterbury ECan.govt.nz Water management Canterbury Water Quality "State of Canterbury Region Water Resource 2006" report etc 58 Kilmore St + Clean streams & rivers are core business for councils 5Sep07 viz Canterbury water plan may cost billions The Press * * * * *
Exports climb in November 07 "dairy products & crude oil bolstered merchandise exports by 18.4%.. Vehicles, parts & accessories lifted imports.. by 9.4%.. to $3.9 billion.. trade deficit narrowed to $646M" NZHerald 7Jan08
Finding power in effluent "Landcorp Farming dairy farm in Eyrewell.. extracting methane & carbon dioxide.. biodigester technology.. using it as fuel in a co-generation plant to make electricity" stuff.co.nz 29Aug08
Green Party: Pull plug on Canterbury water plan - Greens Nandor Tanczos MP, Environment Spokesperson 5Jun07 + Dairy farming putting water quality at risk 22Aug07 & Parliamentary Question + .. + Canterbury's Water Woes: Land Use & Climate Change J Fitzsimons MP Public Meeting Chch 5Aug07 & Dairy boom could cause water bust
Lincoln University Water Quality Becomes Top Environmental Concern Dr Ken Hughey 19Apr05 & Do we have enough water in Central Canterbury? Dr Vince Bidwell 24Jul06 + Water Science & Technology I ENGN 233, Water Science & Technology II ENGN 333, Water Resources & Hazards ENGN 366 + Eco-n "reduces nitrate leaching & nitrous oxide emissions, improving the environment & increasing pasture production. [LU] Developed.. addresses the dominant source of nitrate leaching in NZ's pastoral agriculture - the urine spot, & benefits farmers through increasing pasture production" ravensdown.co.nz + LessN "Nitrogen Utilisation Enhancer ..a more sustainable solution" donaghys.com
Mackenzie District Council News 20Feb03 $5,000 case vs ECAN of dairy vs Twizel water supply [link lost Apr05] + Opuha Dam + Meridian Energy etc
Opuha Dam report shows impressive results Press Release: Progressive Party 22Sep06 scoop.co.nz + Alister Hunt "..I, and many of my engineering colleagues, are extremely concerned that the lessons of the Opuha collapse have not been learnt" Retired Civil Engineer 3Sep99 nzine.co.nz + wikipedia + Google "Opuha Dam"
The Press: Canterbury water plan 'risks health' AMANDA MORRALL 13Aug07 + Water, water everywhere but now let's stop to think "A water-issue party has emerged with the stated aim of protecting Christchurch's drinking water, drawing attention to what the party suggests is the threat from CPW. Save Our Water (www.saveourwater.org.nz) is fielding several candidates for election to Environment Canterbury" JOANNA NORRIS 25Sep07 + Call for crackdown on dirty dairying 2Oct07 + Central Plains Water emphasis changed 5Oct07 + Size matters down on the farm "large dairy concerns have stepped in to bankroll a $5m shortfall of funds in the proposed community- owned Central Plains Water scheme.. 'Everyone is running faster to make the same amount of money'" 12Nov07 + Synlait set to process milk "up to 1.6 million litres [per] day" 28Jul08

Radionz.co.nz: Insight The Dairy Boom "the impact on the economy and environment of the massive dairy boom presently underway" 5Aug07 + Canterbury Irrigation Discussion "With Sir Kerry Burke, John Donkers & Rosalie Snoyink" Morning Report 14Nov07
StopTheDam.org.nz Malvern Hills Protection Society, Rosalie Snoyink & news Submission Sam Mahon to ECan 18Jun06 pdf etc + In defence of their land Press 18Aug07
The price of milk Sally Blundell listener.co.nz 2Jun07
Trepidation over Canty water scheme TVNZ 5Jun07
Waterwatch Kaitaki Wai International Centre for Nature Conservation at Lincoln University, Brian Mason Scientific & Technical Trust + Lincoln seeks South Canterbury Waterwatch Coordinator "interactive school & community based educational programme designed to involve students & residents in monitoring their local rivers, streams, ponds, lakes & groundwater" 3Jun05 + srch intnl eg Waterwatch Australia "Communities caring for catchments" & Waterwatch Scotland "consumer.. voice"

ECan: "Richard Budd.. Consents portfolio. You should ask Geoff Keey about Richard Budd. Geoff's Forest and Bird [-> Wellington]. He laid a complaint about Richard's PR company taking on the position of facilitator for Central Plains Water. He had to stand aside in the end. Geoff was claiming conflict of interest.. The company was making far too much money.. He stepped aside from his portfolio.. While still drawing pay as a councillor"
-- Sam Mahon, The Water Thieves, Longacre Press, Dunedin, 2006, p.103.

Wider NZ
Dairy prices halve, back to 2006 figures interest.co.nz blog Alex Tarrant 24Oct08 & Commodity prices fall most in 7 years; dairy to blame "largest monthly decline in world US dollar prices in seven years, largely as the result of a 7.5% fall in international dairy prices in August.. surplus of dairy commodities fueled by increased production in Europe and North and South America" 3Sep08
Drought costs farmers $1.2b "dairy sector.. hardest hit.. $894 million, or $79,400 for the average dairy farm" The Press 20Mar08
East Coast drought hits region hard & costs nation $588M "rain came too late for pastures to recover before winter" NZ Herald 22Nov07

International
Breathe in the cow dung, cockies - it'll cut your cancer risk New Scientist nzherald.co.nz 28Jan08
Expanding Uruguay venture to raise $50m "finding a way to package up NZ technology & implement it elsewhere around the world in a way that NZers can have a share in it" NZ Herald 13Nov07
Milk wikipedia facts etc

Water link pages:
Nitrate danger
Project Waiora cleanup of rivers, estuaries & lagoons ~ Wakapai Kaa Awa
Water hub page
Canterbury local industry etc
Wider NZ water outside of Canterbury
International water outside of NZ
Water bibles historical context

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