Councillors 'kept out of the loop' on river committee
The Rangitata Awa in flood in 2019. Photo: Supplied / Flickr An update was provided to the council last week on the Rangitata Awa Restoration Project, where concerns were expressed on both the makeup and transparency of the associated working groups on the project. The formation of the group last year was largely spurred by major flooding of the Canterbury river in December 2019 and the need for further engagement from iwi on future flood protection. It was part of government-funded $2.7 million regional council work programme for work to mitigate flood risk, further investigations, and futu...
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