Monday, Oct 7, 2019 Since Sept 27, 1879 Retail $2 Home delivered from $1.35 THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY All the fun of the fair www.guardianonline.co.nz FULL STORY P4 Hunter Dirks, 9, and Riley Fitzgerald, 9, at the Extravaganza Fair at the Ashburton Domain at the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 051019-HM-0048 Children’s book a hit P4 CRISIS MEETING BY LINDA CLARKE The special meeting will be at the impacts and what our submissions will
[email protected] Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Mon- contain.” Mid Canterbury farmers are so worried day, October 14, starting at 7pm. He said the freshwater proposals about the impact of Government’s pro- Minister for the Environment David pointed to a report prepared for neigh- posed freshwater reforms that they have Parker and Agriculture Minister Damien bouring Selwyn district, and Mid Can- called a special community meeting to O’Connor are currently seeking feed- terbury could expect similar impacts. spell out the spin-off effects for the dis- back on the freshwater proposals and The report said widespread loss of trict. people have until October 17 to submit. equity and change in land ownership Federated Farmers wants farmers, Government has said it will accept late was likely and rural communities would business owners and individuals to hear submissions up to October 31. experience loss of services and depop- about the widespread negative financial Ministry representatives have been ulation. impact of the reforms on the district’s holding meetings around the country Operating surplus returns from the economy.