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Waikato Regional Council has changed the way it handles applications to take water from the Waikato River, easing pressure on the waterway.

Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater, which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies.

Fonterra discharging nitrogen-heavy water onto 'ghost farms' Farah Hancock © RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater, which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies. © RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly It was on his runs that Neville Ross first noticed cows were slowly disappearing from local farms. In 2017 most of the stock vanished from two farms. A year later they disappeared from a third Cambridge farm. "Some places you realise there's no animals ...

Fonterra discharging nitrogen-heavy water on to 'ghost farms' 8 Feb, 2021 06:53 PM 17 minutes to read Buxton Farm is a 'ghost farm' used to spread wastewater. Photo / RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly RNZ By Farah Hancock for RNZ Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater, which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies. It was on his runs that Neville Ross first noticed cows were slowly disappearing from local farms. In 2017 most of the stock vanished from two farms. A year later they disappe...