Green Light or Light Green? The Govt’s environmental reforms

Monday, 7 May 2018, 12:03 pm
Press Release: Environmental Defence Society

Green Light or Light Green? The Government’s environmental reforms

1-2 August 2018, Grand Millennium Auckland

SESSION 10: FRESHWATER REFORM

Freshwater was a prominent election issue and is high on this government’s agenda. On Sunday, Minister Parker announced big changes to freshwater policy including a reformed national policy statement on freshwater management. This conference session will probe the merits, practicality and implications of the new direction the Minister has signalled. It will draw on insights from the recent work undertaken by the Rt Hon Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, on nutrient management. It will consider learnings from the Waikato experience, which will be outlined by Vaughan Payne, Chief Executive of the Waikato Regional Council. We will also hear what limits will mean on the ground for farmers from Alison Dewes, Head of Environment, Landcorp Farming, followed by a robust panel discussion.

Chair: Gary Taylor, Chief Executive, Environmental Defence Society

Presentations

Joining the dots: learnings from regional approaches to nutrient management and where to focus our future effort

Rt Hon Simon Upton, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
How to meet the challenge of water restoration

Vaughan Payne, Chief Executive, Waikato Regional Council
What do limits mean on the ground?

Alison Dewes, Head of Environment, Landcorp Farming

Panel Discussion: Have we reached peak cow? and other freshwater reform matters

Suzie Greenhalgh, Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research
Katie Milne, President, Federated Farmers
James Palmer, Chief Executive, Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Kevin Counsell, Senior Consultant, NERA

Join us on 1-2 August 2018 for New Zealand’s leading, thought-provoking environmental conference .

Programme

The Road to Reform: Pre-conference Workshop: Tuesday 31 July, 1-5pm

Registration

Poster Papers

Scholarships (submission deadline 29 June 2018)

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