Why New Zealand dairy farms are not socially sustainable

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  • Phil Holland

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https://doi.org/10.34900/lpr.v5i1-2.752

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Holland, P. (2014). Why New Zealand dairy farms are not socially sustainable. Lincoln Planning Review, 5(1-2), 43–47. https://doi.org/10.34900/lpr.v5i1-2.752

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