Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 4, 2022 3:35:41 GMT 12
NGĀTI AWA'S BID TO STOP COMPANY FROM BOTTLING WATER AT ŌTĀKIRI AQUIFER DISMISSED
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Ngāti Awa's appeal to stop a company from taking a billion litres of water from an aquifer near Whakatāne.
Ngāti Awa argued the use and disposal of plastic bottles should have been taken into resource consent consideration.
It also said the expanded export and use of bottles produced at the plant would have an adverse effect on the environment....
The High Court concluded the adverse effects of consumers discarding plastic bottles were too indirect or remote to require further consideration of Creswell's water-take application.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/479998/ngati-awa-s-bid-to-stop-company-from-bottling-water-at-otakiri-aquifer-dismissed
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Ngāti Awa's appeal to stop a company from taking a billion litres of water from an aquifer near Whakatāne.
Ngāti Awa argued the use and disposal of plastic bottles should have been taken into resource consent consideration.
It also said the expanded export and use of bottles produced at the plant would have an adverse effect on the environment....
The High Court concluded the adverse effects of consumers discarding plastic bottles were too indirect or remote to require further consideration of Creswell's water-take application.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/479998/ngati-awa-s-bid-to-stop-company-from-bottling-water-at-otakiri-aquifer-dismissed