This is why shortermism allowing intensification by ignoring externalities will come back to bite you. Our clean green image is so valuable we risk everything - tourism export markets are just the beginning. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/2182735/new-zealand-waterways-are-filled-sewage-and-faeces-because-it https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/01/17/world/asia/17reuters-newzealand-pollution.html?fbclid=IwAR3R5XYU4W9alR5J8fGQA5qjs12028UYmkzGCyPfUVf2AXiLy-CMDpGAKpQ
Drinking water study raises health concerns for New Zealanders
Important story for all New Zealanders who drink water from aquifers or waterways in intensively farmed catchments. Published on The Conversation web-page https://theconversation.com/drinking-water-study-raises-health-concerns-for-new-zealanders-108510
Freshwater for life 