The latest report from Stats NZ and the Ministry for the Environment identifies four major issues pertaining to freshwater.
Tag: Water rights. Showing results 1 - 10 of 39
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Iwi challenge council over water rights
A collective of Turanga iwi, led by Te Aitanga a Mahaki, say the Gisborne District Council's freshwater allocation system is racist, with Māori land having no freshwater access rights. The Gisborne District Council says they support Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki in their democratic right to protest and that they have been working to address the issues raised with all hapū and iwi.
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Watchdog required for safe drinking water
The government has decided New Zealand needs a watchdog to make sure safe drinking water is available around the country. It comes after a campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North in 2016, when 5,000 people got sick from drinking the town's tap water.
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Nationally owned water brand proposed to bring public returns
The government is yet to announce its plans around a water bottling levy amidst an increase in bottling consents and the continued export of billions of litres overseas. But National's Gerry Brownlee is proposing a nationally owned brand as a solution.
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Who has rights to freshwater?
The Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust is objecting to resource consents applied for the by Gisborne District Council regarding the use of water in the region.
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NewsNew Māori group to engage on freshwater issues
Māori leader Maanu Paul is critical of the Government's direction on the future of water rights. Environment Minister, David Parker, hopes to set up a new advisory group on freshwater called the Māori Freshwater Forum.
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Chinese water bottling deal 'muskets and blankets'
Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson is sympathising with local iwi who have opposed the granting of a water bottling consent in the Bay of Plenty.
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Iwi calls for legal personhood status for Te Waikoropupū Springs
Ngāti Rārua is pushing for legal personhood status for Te Waikoropupū Springs in Golden Bay. It's the largest cold water spring in the Southern Hemisphere and contains some of the clearest water in the world. However, the aquifer that feeds the spring is currently unprotected by law.
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Tamariki tackle climate change
Ngāti Ngararanui in Rotorua is calling on local government to develop a long-term plan to restore the water quality of their local awa, Waitetī. The hapū says the move will ensure the awa will be preserved for future generations.
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Planned action against local government support to sell water
The partial blocking of the Waipao stream at Poroti yesterday was followed up today with a march in the streets of Whangarei. It's a planned action by members of the community in protest at moves by the local government to allow the building of a water bottling plant to sell their resource overseas.
