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Following Reply 19980 (2026), does this mean that, in 2025, 39% of dairy farms did not comply with Clause 36 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020?

Answered Question 27649 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • Following Reply 19980 (2026), does this mean that, in 2025, 39% of dairy farms did not comply with Clause 36 of the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Freshwater) Regulations 2020?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

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Although 39% did not comply with the Clause 36 requirement to report their nitrogen use, this does not mean that 39% breached the nitrogen application limit.