Many in Otago's rural sector thought rhetoric used by the Labour Party during 2017's election campaign was an attack on farming. And now the Government's intended freshwater reforms are seen by some as a attempt to re-open the town and country divide. Our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has the story.
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