Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 22, 2016 16:22:55 GMT 12
The Government is still stalled on how it will allocate water rights.
This is despite the high-profile release over the weekend at the Blue Greens Conference in Tekapo of the consultative document, “Next Steps for Freshwater.”
The document says: “The Government is still finalising the package of allocation proposals that will fully address the range of interests of those wishing to access freshwater resources including iwi/hapu as further work is required to develop options that the Government and stakeholders can resource.”
A source familiar with the work of the Land Water Forum told POLITIK that the reason for the lack of any policy is that the Government has yet to resolve issues with Maori over water……
politik.co.nz/en/content/Environment/557
This is despite the high-profile release over the weekend at the Blue Greens Conference in Tekapo of the consultative document, “Next Steps for Freshwater.”
The document says: “The Government is still finalising the package of allocation proposals that will fully address the range of interests of those wishing to access freshwater resources including iwi/hapu as further work is required to develop options that the Government and stakeholders can resource.”
A source familiar with the work of the Land Water Forum told POLITIK that the reason for the lack of any policy is that the Government has yet to resolve issues with Maori over water……
politik.co.nz/en/content/Environment/557