Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 4, 2018 16:10:33 GMT 12
TE ARAWA LAKES TRUST SAYS NO TO TREATED WASTEWATER IN LAKE ROTORUA
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is opposing plans to discharge treated wastewater into Lake Rotorua in what is being described as a "surprise" move at a late stage.
It's a blow for Rotorua Lakes Council which has worked on the $37 million wastewater upgrade since 2015.
However, the trust backs local hapū concerns, who say Lake Rotorua is a "taonga not toilet".....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12170331
NEW COMMITTEE WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITIES ON WATERWAYS
New committee will work with communities towards improving the health of waterways and harbour
A new whaitua committee - Whaitua te Whanganui-a-Tara - has been established by Greater Wellington Regional Council to work with communities in the Hutt Valley and Wellington to develop proposals to improve fresh and marine water quality throughout its valley and harbour catchments.
The Committee combines the expertise of local and regional councillors, iwi and community members drawn from throughout the Hutt and Wainuiomata valleys, the suburbs of Wellington Harbour and the south coast and the Makara and Ohariu stream catchments.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1812/S00047/new-committee-will-work-with-communitieson-waterways.htm
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is opposing plans to discharge treated wastewater into Lake Rotorua in what is being described as a "surprise" move at a late stage.
It's a blow for Rotorua Lakes Council which has worked on the $37 million wastewater upgrade since 2015.
However, the trust backs local hapū concerns, who say Lake Rotorua is a "taonga not toilet".....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12170331
NEW COMMITTEE WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITIES ON WATERWAYS
New committee will work with communities towards improving the health of waterways and harbour
A new whaitua committee - Whaitua te Whanganui-a-Tara - has been established by Greater Wellington Regional Council to work with communities in the Hutt Valley and Wellington to develop proposals to improve fresh and marine water quality throughout its valley and harbour catchments.
The Committee combines the expertise of local and regional councillors, iwi and community members drawn from throughout the Hutt and Wainuiomata valleys, the suburbs of Wellington Harbour and the south coast and the Makara and Ohariu stream catchments.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1812/S00047/new-committee-will-work-with-communitieson-waterways.htm