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Greenpeace on terms of reference for Hawke's Bay inquiry
Ahead of the Prime Minister's announcement this afternoon of the terms of reference for the Government inquiry into the Hawke's Bay gastro outbreak, Greenpeace Agriculture Campaigner Genevieve Toop said:
"As well as the specifics of the Hawke's Bay contamination, this inquiry must look at wider systemic issues around land use and its impacts on water quality in New Zealand.
"It needs to include a thorough examination of the deterioration of waterways right across the country as a result of industrial dairy farming.
"It should also look at the likely ramifications of the proposed Ruataniwha Dam in Hawke's Bay, which will mean more dairy cows in the Tukituki catchment and more pollution of local waterways."
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