Wider net needed for farmer voice says Taranaki councillor

Wider net needed for farmer voice says Taranaki councillor

Taranaki has missed a chance for a fresh look at farmer representation on its environmental watchdog, says a regional councillor. After being briefly ousted,...

Feds return ‘a missed chance for fresh voices’ at TRC

Reading Time: 4 minutes Taranaki has missed a chance for a fresh look at farmer representation on its environmental watchdog, says a regional councillor. After being briefly ousted, Federated Farmers won back a seat on the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) committee that looks after rivers and oversees pollution and consent breaches. Farm-lobby councillors failed to prevent the culling of the lobby group from TRC’s Operations and Regulatory Commit…