Feds welcomes new Irrigation NZ chief executive

Federated Farmers welcomes Elizabeth Soal as the new chief executive of Irrigation New Zealand.

"Federated Farmers maintains an excellent working relationship with Irrigation New Zealand," Feds water and environment spokesperson Chris Allen says.

"Elizabeth has the credentials and background, including her strategy and policy work for the Waitaki Irrigators Collective, to help ensure INZ continues its excellent work."

Reliable water supply and storage, as well as its use in an environmentally sustainable way, is crucial for food growers and exporters, and thus to the vitality of provincial New Zealand. This will be even more important as the impacts of climate change bite.

"We look forward to working with Elizabeth and the INZ board to promote and enhance the critical role that irrigation has in food security," Chris says.

Federated Farmers also thanks outgoing Irrigation NZ chief executive Andrew Curtis for his considerable contribution and wishes him well for his future endeavours.

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