Marine Prickett: Public Health Researcher says farming has had a big impact upon on NZ's rivers
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The repercussions of dairy farm intensification could be coming home to roost. A new report from the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ has found 45 percent of the rivers around the country are too polluted to swim in. Otago University Public Health Researcher Marine Prickett told Tim Dower farming has had a big impact. She says the intensification of agriculture has ramped up, which has put a lot of pressure on our waterways. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
