CHB Mayor, Alex Walker, leaks draft water report – labelled ‘mischievous’
Clint Deckard: “before committing to a mega-dam it would be wise to examine how our current water resource is being used”
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Wise Water Use
Sep 1, 20221 min read
HB Regional Council votes 5-4 to defer $383K consent charges for Ruataniwha dam
Have you paid your rates? Doesn’t matter – ask HBRC for a deferral! Listen to RNZ’s Tom Kitchin, who was at the meeting.
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Wise Water Use
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Letter to editor: “To CHB Water Barons – pay your debts!”
Christie: “I wish I didn’t have to pay my debts … the best outcome would be for HBRC to cancel the resource consents”
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Wise Water Use
Aug 28, 20224 min read
HB Regional Council asked to defer $383K charges owed by private water holding company
Water Holdings HB Ltd. owe $383,000.00, ratepayers are being asked to pick up the tab! Read the explainer...
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Wise Water Use
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Ruataniwha dam promoters want to consult mana whenua but Ngāti Kahungunu say 'answer won’t change'.
Ngaio Tiuka: “they could have all the time in the world to consult, the answer is not going to change – “no”.
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Gren Christie
Aug 20, 20223 min read
Waimate drinking water poisoned by nitrates – “a cautionary tale for CHB” says WWUs Gren Christie
Christie: “Beware of mayors who have been overfed big ideas – if Alex Walker’s water roadmap is successful we can be even more like Waimate”
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