May 06, 2016
Cattle stop causes Tainui grief
Tainui Group Holdings has run foul of tough rules aimed to prevent a build up of nitrogen in Lake Taupo catchment.
It has fessed up to being the company issued with a formal warning by Waikato Regional Council.
Its head of primary industries, Tama Potaka, says young beef cattle were on four hectare property near Marotiri for three weeks at the invitation of a neighbour.
When the company found the block had different conditions for nitrogen loading than land used for grazing cattle, TGH removed the stock immediately and self-reported to the council.
He says the company recognises the obligations that come with kaitiakitanga or stewardship of land and waterways and apologises for the breach.
The Green Party criticised the council for withholding the name of the company in its official statement in the case.
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