Partnership towards sustainable water management
For immediate release: Wednesday 12 June 2008
Environment Bay of Plenty has welcomed the announcement of a national primary sector partnership to actively anticipate
and engage on water management issues.
The Primary Sector Water Partnership Leadership Document, released on Monday, presents the partnership's action plan to
achieving sustainability in freshwater resource use.
It includes a strong focus on working with central and regional governments to achieve its goals.
Chairman John Cronin said the regional council supported the document and would be looking at how it could work with the
organisations involved.
"We congratulate the organisations involved for taking the initiative. It's great to be on the front foot with issues
like this, being proactive rather than reactive," Mr Cronin said.
As well as how it can work with the partnership organisations, Mr Cronin said the regional council would also be looking
at where its input could provide the greatest benefit to help achieve the aims identified in the document in partnership
with the lead organisations.
During the coming weeks, he said the regional council would be talking to the partnership group and further cementing
relationships where it believed it could provide the greatest value. The Partnership group consists of Fonterra, Dairy
NZ, the Foundation for Arable Research, Horticulture NZ, NZ Farm Forestry, Meat and Wool NZ, New Zealand Forest Owners
Association, Irrigation New Zealand, Fertiliser Manufacturers Research Association and Federated Farmers.
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