Source: Federated FarmersFederated Farmers are calling for transparency from the Otago Regional Council about the potential impacts and costs of proposed new freshwater rules. In particular Federated Farmers want to know how the new principle of Te Mana o te Wai will be applied under the new regulations. “The regional council needs to urgently confirm whether these cost projections are accurate. Instead, every regional council must engage with communities and tangata whenua to determine how the concept should be applied locally. “The consultation from Otago Regional Council has been woefully insufficient given the serious implications potential costs of these regulations,” Kane says.
