Penny Miles

RNZ·

2 Nov, 2026 08:50 PM2 mins to read

Environmental offences involving dairy effluent can now attract higher penalties under the Resource Management Act. Photo / RNZ, Rebekah Parsons-King

By Penny Miles of RNZ

Some dairy farmers are starting to feel the impact of stiffer penalties of up to a million dollars introduced last year under the Resource Management Act (RMA).

A Waikato farmer, Wayne Maurice Clarke, has been convicted and fined $97,500 for unlawfully

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Source: New Zealand Herald · Penny Miles

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