The Government has announced national standards for freshwater that will make a significant improvement to the way freshwater is managed
Read the Ministers' media release at http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/clear-robust-national-standards-water-quality
Further information on the National Policy Standard fro Freshwater Management 2014 is on the Ministry for the Environment website at http://www.mfe.govt.nz/rma/central/nps/freshwater-management.html