We all know that politicians like to play their political hand at central planning, but in this instance, as farmers and rural communities, we simply know, when it comes to regulating localised activity from the Beehive, as often as not, it simply doesn't work. The centrist methodology being asserted on farmers has often left communities with untenable direction or the needed tools on how to operate. OVERSEER and its failure was a classic example of the Government, sadly, getting it wrong: not enough science, not enough localised understanding. Much of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management and how it affects localised communities and activities proves this. 