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Barring any future legal action, Creswell NZ is now free to expand the Otakiri Springs bottling plant after a favourable High Court decision
Iwi say the High Court’s dismissal of appeals against the expansion of a water bottling plant isn’t just a loss for them, but a loss for all of New Zealand. In a judgement released on Friday, the High Court dismissed Te Runanga o Ngati Awa’s appeal to stop the expansion of Otakiri Springs, outside of Whakatāne, which would see the plant take 1.1 million cubic litres of water each year largely for export to China.
Press Release – Bay of Plenty Regional Council A farm managers and farm owners failures to properly manage dairy effluent discharges at a Bay of Plenty farm have led to prosecution and a combined total of $58,100 in fines, $23,450 and $34,650 respectively. Kaimai Dairy Farm Limited, the …
A farm manager’s and farm owner’s failures to properly manage dairy effluent discharges at a Bay of Plenty farm have led to prosecution and a combined total of $58,100 in fines, $23,450 and $34,650 respectively.
Kaimai Dairy Farm Limited, the farm owner, and Glen John Ashford, the director of Kaimai Dairy Farm Limited and manager of the farm, both pleaded guilty to an offence of discharging dairy effluent onto land in circumstances where it may enter water. The charge relates to a farm located in the Kaimai ranges at the corner of Hanga Road and State Highway 29.
Court dismisses Ngati Awa appeal to stop water bottling plant expansion
18 Dec, 2020 12:52 AM
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Ngati Awa iwi members protest outside Rotorua District Court in July. Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Iwi say the High Court s dismissal of appeals against the expansion of a water bottling plant isn t just a loss for them, but a loss for all of New Zealand.
In a judgement released today, the High Court dismissed Te Runanga o Ngati Awa s appeal to stop the expansion of Otakiri Springs outside of Whakatāne - which would see the plant take 1.1 million cubic litres of water each year largely for export to China.
Press Release – Bay of Plenty Regional Council Dry conditions across the Bay of Plenty region this year are causing stream flows levels to drop, before the traditionally dry months of summer have even arrived. Although many parts of the region are not currently experiencing low flows because …
Dry conditions across the Bay of Plenty region this year are causing stream flows levels to drop, before the traditionally dry months of summer have even arrived.
Although many parts of the region are not currently experiencing low flows because of rainfall in November, some streams are beginning to recede due to a dry December.