That’s the intended purpose, however, the reality is evidently tied to the attitudes of the times, often resulting in negative outcomes. There are plenty of examples around the country regarding the desecration and pollution of our waterways. From landfill concerns in the Tasman District, to Blenheim's Doctors Creek, where more than half of the water samples for E coli, were well below the national standard. Many local areas in Taranaki have been severely effected by pollution, the constant discharges into our rivers, lakes and ocean. The growing opposition towards Remediation NZ consent renewal due to multiple sources of degradation and polluting of the Mimitangiatua Awa (Mimi River) in north Taranaki, to the discharge of ammonia from the Silver Fern Farms abattoir into Tawhiti Stream which killed copious amounts of eels.