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Michael Bassett- Foss Project Director Irrigation New Zealand Conference : April 2014
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Michael Bassett-Foss Project Director. Irrigation New Zealand Conference : April 2014. The good, the bad and the ugly …. Project phases – early days…. Early work 2010/11. Options ID & refign 2012/13. Pre -feasibility 2014/15. Full feasibility 2015/16. Consent, design, finance - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Michael Bassett-FossProject Director
Irrigation New ZealandConference : April 2014
The good,the bad
and the ugly …
Early work
2010/11Options ID
& refign2012/13
Pre -feasibility2014/15 Full
feasibility2015/16
Consent, design, finance2017/81 Construct
2019?+Construct2019?+
Project phases – early days…
The good …
Community led, robust, transparent and lasting decisions for land and
water management
Integrated Catchment Management
Regional Plan
GWRC leadEnvironmental Science
FarmingSystems
Programme management
… the bad …
Affected landowners
Farmers?
Farmer engagement
•Survey•Case studies•Agri bankers group•Farmer reference group•On farm economics
Farmer engagement
•Survey•Case studies•Agri bankers group•Farmer reference group•On farm economics
Water?
… and the ugly …
• Interested but misinformed• Strong views on environment• Cynical about benefits• Agreed it was important• Needed improvement• More cost for water• More responsibility • NZ is leading irrigation technology
25,600 ha extra dairying in “Wellington” between 2008 and 2020
Dairy Statistics for the Wairarapa 1998 to 2013
Michael Bassett-FossProject Director
Shepherds10 March 2014
