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Marine Prickett: Public Health Researcher says farming has had a big impact upon on NZ's rivers

Published: April 12, 2023, 7:27 p.m.

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The repercussions of dairy farm intensification could be coming home to roost.

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A new report from the\\xa0 Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ has found 45 percent of the rivers around the country are too polluted to swim in.

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Otago University Public Health Researcher Marine Prickett told Tim Dower farming has had a big impact.

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She says the intensification of agriculture has ramped up, which has put a lot of pressure on our waterways.

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