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Does the Minister accept the findings of the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater that "Monitoring data, land-use patterns, and established nitrogen cycling science all indicate that agriculture is the primary source of nitrate contamination in Southland’s groundwater", if not, why not?

Answered Question 6130 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Does the Minister accept the findings of the Environment Southland report on nitrate contamination in groundwater that "Monitoring data, land-use patterns, and established nitrogen cycling science all indicate that agriculture is the primary source of nitrate contamination in Southland’s groundwater", if not, why not?

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Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Associate Minister for the Environment

Answer

I refer the Member to the Minister for the Environment's response to Written Parliamentary Question 6172 (2026).