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Does the Minister, in his role as Minister for Agriculture, support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap for dairy farms is 190 kg/ha/yr?

Answered Question 8756 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Does the Minister, in his role as Minister for Agriculture, support the Wastewater Environmental Performance Standards limit for nitrogen discharges to class 1 land of 550 kg/ha/yr, while the Synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap for dairy farms is 190 kg/ha/yr?

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Hon Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister of Agriculture

Answer

I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 7718 (2026).