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"textContent": "A recent Environment Southland science report indicates intensified dairy farming including winter grazing of dairy cows is a likely primary cause of Gore’s nitrate woes. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY \n\n \n\nAn inconclusive investigation into high nitrate levels in wells used for Gore’s drinking water supply has been branded shoddy by freshwater campaigners and academics.",
"title": "Investigation into water contamination ‘shoddy’"
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