Labour Folds to Farming Lobby – TOP Responds
Debate over freshwater protection is intensifying in New Zealand, with The Opportunities Party criticising Andrew Little and Labour’s approach to water regulation and farming interests.**
Labour accused of backing away from water protection
In electoral desperation, the Labour Party yesterday abandoned any attempt to address one of the greatest concerns facing New Zealanders: the ongoing pollution of our waterways.
The role of the farming lobby in environmental policy
Andrew Little told Federated Farmers’ annual conference his party will…
What is the polluter-pays principle?
….abandon polluter-pays principle by joining the Greens in offering some ill-defined form of “regulation” to deal with the country’s most pressing environmental concern.
TOP’s Clearwater Action Plan explained
The Opportunities Party has developed a Clearwater Action Plan to deal with every issue behind the degradation of our waterways.
It will be unveiled by party leader Dr Gareth Morgan in Christchurch on Wednesday next week.
Why freshwater quality matters for New Zealand
“TOP can promise all New Zealanders who want to be able to swim in our rivers and protect the priceless bounty our water represents that help is on the way” says Dr Morgan, “I find it hard to believe that all the establishment parties have now abandoned any realistic attempt to deal with this vital issue”.
Clean water is not just an environmental issue — it is a measure of the priorities a country chooses to uphold.
