Ruling delays contentious Southland consent

Ruling delays contentious Southland consent

Reading Time: 2 minutes A decision by the Environment Court has effectively granted a stay on rules in the Southland Water and Land Plan until October this year.   Farmers Weekly reported in October last year that Fish & Game Southland and Forest and Bird initially took Environment Southland to the Environment Court over a rule in its water and land plan that sought to allow incidental diffuse discharges from farming activities to be a permitted…

Court Ruling Brings Relief For Southland Farmers

Court decision halts costly resource consent requirements for over 3000 Southland farmers.Farmers faced expenses of up to $30,000 just to continue routine farming.Legislative changes to the Resource Management Act are expected later this year.A recent court decision has provided relief for over 3000 Southland farmers, pausing a requirement for costly resource consents under the Southland Water and Land Plan.Federated Farmers welcomed the ruling,…