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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 16, 2018 16:08:33 GMT 12
MURUPARA WATER BOTTLING PLANT ONE STEP CLOSER FOR NGATI MANAWAThe next step in what is hoped will be a lifeline for Murupara and its people has been given the green light. Bay of Plenty Regional Council has approved a resource consent application to allow the first drilling and underwater testing of groundwater from farmland privately owned by Ngati Manawa Incorporation. Ngati Manawa, working collaboratively with New Zealand Aquifer, plan to develop two bottling plants on the land, an operation they hope will create 1500 jobs in the region. Te Runanga o Ngati Manawa chairman Kani Edwards was delighted with progress. "We are getting closer to delivering a promising future for our people and for generations to come...... www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11996009
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