The public is being urged to use an online tool to enable the Northland Regional Council to know how they can work out the best ways to look after our wai.
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Govt announces plan to make rivers swimmable in five years
The government has released its freshwater plan today with a focus on working with community, iwi, agricultural and local government sectors to create laws and regulations around freswater protection, management and distribution.
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Government's plan to improve NZ waterways
The government has announced their five-year plan to improve the state of New Zealand's waterways
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Clean up of Lake Whangape begins
A number of agencies will work together to clean up Lake Whangape, once a food source for local Māori in Rangiriri is now so polluted health signs were erected to warn the public of the dangers.
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Iwi leaders reject govt freshwater initiative
Iwi leaders have rejected the government's plans for a new Māori working group on freshwater management because it doesn't "reflect a relationship of partnership under Te Tiriti o Waitangi."
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Waikato marae plan to eradicate Lake Waikare pest for profit
Twelve Waikato marae want the opportunity to eradicate Koi Carp in Lake Waikare. Getting rid of the pest could create employment opportunities for the locals.
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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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Ngati Awa appeals water bottling consent
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, CEO Leonie Simpson says Creswell NZ's consent to expand its water bottling operation undermines her peoples "status as guardians and tangata whenua". The iwi is one of three groups who are appealing the Whakatāne District Council and the Bay of Plenty Regional council's decision.
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Petition to stop sale of Otakiri Springs
A petition created on the OurActionStation website is calling for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to stop the sale of Otakiri Springs water to Chinese bottling giant Nongfu.
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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.
