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Environmental activists are protesting on the site of a dairy farm in the Mackenzie District of South Canterbury. Greenpeace claims that its protesters locked themselves in dikes and other machines Monday morning, disrupting the construction of an irrigation pipeline for the proposed farm
The promoter of agriculture Sustainable, Gen Toop, said: "
" The dairy industry has polluted our rivers and our climate for too long.
"This latest incursion into the iconic Mackenzie Countr"
Greenpeace says the proposed farm is a critical habitat for kakī or black stilt.
"The Mackenzie is a fragile wilderness, home to endangered native species all over the world. landscapes with wild landscapes, and bright blue glacial lakes.
"This new mega-farm is a shameful example of the failure of the rules to protect our rivers and our environment from the dairy industry."
Toop says the government can protect the Mackenzie to: ban new conversions of dairy products. Greenpeace says nearly 30,000 people signed a petition to ban dairy product conversions in New Zealand.
"To reduce the pressure on our rivers and our climate, we must have fewer cows and produce more dairy products. soon.
– The Timaru Herald
