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Top Stories for Wednesday 27 January 2015
Audio 27 Jan 2016ECan to investigate chief justice's cattle. Samoa questioning New Zealand's zika travel advice. Government expected to confirm funding for $2.5 billion Auckland rail link. Danish parliament passes… Audio
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Wanted: Farmers for groundwater study
Farmers in Canterbury are being invited to join a three-year research project on groundwater quality.
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Cows in lake a 'public relations disaster'
A photo of a herd of cattle in a Canterbury high country lake is a public relations disaster for the country's clean, green image, Fish & Game says.
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High Court gives Canterbury irrigation scheme the nod
Work on a major North Canterbury irrigation scheme will begin again after a High Court decision ruled in its favour.
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Stream of submitters opposed to Ecan Bill
Government MPs sat largely silent yesterday as a stream of submitters stated their opposition to the Environment Canterbury Bill to a select committee in Christchurch. Audio
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Chris ADAMS: Fonterra's Mad(rigal)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert, 03 September 2009. Audio
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Council wants elections over govt appointments
The Christchurch City Council has slammed a bill that proposes retaining government-appointed commissioners on regional council Environment Canterbury.
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Group calls for dirty farmers to be prosecuted
Forest and Bird is calling on Canterbury Regional Council to prosecute dairy farmers found to be in breach of their resource consents.
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Chemicals sat on riverbank for more than a month
DDT and arsenic sat beside a South Island river bank for more than a month because test results took longer than expected, says the Canterbury Regional Council. Audio
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Arsenic dumped into South Canterbury river
Arsenic has been dumped in the Opuha River in South Canterbury, says Environment Canterbury.
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Christchurch mayor prefers project delays to rate hikes
The Christchurch mayor says she is determined to reduce further rates rises, even if it means delaying parts of the rebuild.
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Operations above groundwater level - quarry
The owners of a Christchurch quarry that residents believe may have contaminated their wells say its operations have remained above groundwater level at all times.
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Canty plains irrigation scheme opens
An irrigation scheme that's expected to bring $1 billion to the economy annually was opened in Canterbury today.
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Deadline to fix Canterbury rivers missed
The Canterbury Regional Council has failed to meet its own target for cleaning up the region's rivers - and has, in fact, gone backwards.
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Lake to be tested again for dangerous pesticides
Water and sediment from a South Canterbury lake is to be sampled again, after allegations that dangerous pesticides are buried in the lake bed.
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Mixed reactions to ECan election plan
Cantabrians will have to wait another four years before being able to fully elect their regional councillors.
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Mixed reaction to ECan election plan
Cantabrians will have to wait another four years before being able to elect a full regional council. Audio
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ECan's Future Direction
Conan Young explores democracy, water rights and the future of Environment Canterbury Audio
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Rare Mudfish, the Farmer and the School
A population of rare South Canterbury mudfish are benefiting from a community project involving the St Andrews School, the farmer and the Working Waters Trust Audio
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ECan proposal would favour rural views - expert
A government proposal for Environment Canterbury would leave the council weighted in favour of representing rural views, an environmental policy expert says.
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Opposition challenges Govt's ECan plans
Opposition MPs are demanding that Environment Minister Nick Smith explains why Canterbury is being treated differently to every other region in the country.
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Government to announce ECan plans
The Government will tomorrow reveal its plans for the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury).
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Factory smell makes resident want to vomit
A resident opposing a Christchurch gelatin factory's bid to continue emitting foul odours claims the smell makes her want to vomit and stops her from going outside. Audio
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New bus card to patch security flaws
Christchurch bus users will soon have access to a new public transport card the regional council intends to be hacker-proof after thousands of users had personal details compromised.
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Nitrate level limit 'not strict enough'
The Canterbury Medical Officer of Health says a proposed new limit on nitrate leaching from farms in the Selwyn District is not strict enough, and could jeopardise the region's drinking water. Audio