Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 3, 2022 2:21:36 GMT 12
RIVER APPEAL CENTRES ON CONTROL OF UP TO $40 MILLION IN CLEAN-UP FUNDING
An iwi appeal over a big new water take consent for the Waikato River centres on who gets ultimate control of $2 million annually over 20 years in river clean-up funding from Auckland’s Watercare Services.
The authority, which turned 10 last year, is already receiving $7 million a year for 30 years under a settlement between the Crown and five river iwi......