Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 14, 2019 3:31:25 GMT 12
TE ĀTIAWA SAY NELSON'S BELL ISLAND TREATMENT PLANT A 'TOILET' IN IWI'S KITCHEN
The Bell Island sewerage plant is "like a toilet in the kitchen", a Te Tauihu iwi says.
Darren Horne of Te Ātiawa presented to the resource consent hearing panel for the Bell Island wastewater treatment plant, opposing the 35-year duration of the consents applied for.
The Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU) applied in 2017 for five resource consents crucial for the operation of the plant.
Horne said Te Ātiawa had been for the most part left out of the consultation process, and the NRSBU had dealt primarily with an organisation that represented the other seven iwi of the rohe (region)......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/117377177/te-tiawa-say-nelsons-bell-island-treatment-plant-a-toilet-in-iwis-kitchen
The Bell Island sewerage plant is "like a toilet in the kitchen", a Te Tauihu iwi says.
Darren Horne of Te Ātiawa presented to the resource consent hearing panel for the Bell Island wastewater treatment plant, opposing the 35-year duration of the consents applied for.
The Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit (NRSBU) applied in 2017 for five resource consents crucial for the operation of the plant.
Horne said Te Ātiawa had been for the most part left out of the consultation process, and the NRSBU had dealt primarily with an organisation that represented the other seven iwi of the rohe (region)......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/117377177/te-tiawa-say-nelsons-bell-island-treatment-plant-a-toilet-in-iwis-kitchen