This land use intensification is the main cause of water quality decline. An article published by National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) says: "There is no doubt that our declining river water quality over the last 20 years is associated with intensification of pastoral farming and the conversion of dry stock farmland to dairy farming, particularly in Waikato, Southland, and Canterbury.
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