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Dr Peter Trolove This is my second attempt to stand for ECan in the Mid-Canterbury ward. I was not as committed on my first attempt as I had committed to work as a locum vet on the West Coast over spring causing me to miss many “meet the candidate” events. Now fully retired I have given this campaign my full … Continue reading
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies ingested nitrate and nitrite, under conditions that lead to endogenous nitrosation, as Group 2A: Probably Carcinogenic to Humans. This means there is limited evidence in humans and sufficient evidence in experimental animals for carcinogenicity. The concern arises because ingested nitrates and nitrites can convert … Continue reading
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by Dr Peter Trolove Candidate for ECan, Mid-Canterbury ward When ECan councillor Vicky Southworth proposed her Notice of Motion that ECan declare a nitrate emergency she did a good thing. When the notice was passed albeit by the close margin of nine votes to seven, this was also a significant … Continue reading
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by Tony Orman Canterbury’s Rakaia River, once the premier sport fishing river for quinnat salmon is vanishing before the eyes of recreational anglers as irrigation dwindle its once strong flows and high nitrate levels, largely from burgeoning corporate dairying, contaminate aquifers and ecologically poison the freshwater ecosystem. Paul … Continue reading
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by Ben Hope According to media reports Federated Farmers is lobbying the Government to quash present and future Water Conservation Orders (WCO). The move by Federated Farmers is centred on the Golden Bay’s unique freshwater Te Waikoropupū Springs. Federated Farmers has also asked government to put a halt to a Tasman District Council … Continue reading
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An opinion by Tony Orman Currently there’s a fuss that has brewed up and is vigorously bubbling away about the value of outdoor education in the school curriculum. Hand in hand with that is a 40,000 signature petition to keep outdoor education as part of the secondary school curriculum Last month Minister of Education Stanford … Continue reading
