Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 23, 2017 16:22:56 GMT 12
GOLDEN BAY IWI APPLY FOR COUNTRY'S FIRST WATER CONSERVATION ORDER FOR AN AQUIFER
A Golden Bay iwi wants the Government to step in and protect the aquifer that feeds the country's largest freshwater springs.
Ngati Tama ki Te Waipounamu has applied directly to the Environment Minister Nick Smith for an unprecedented water conservation order for the aquifer that feeds Te Waikoropupu Springs in Golden Bay.
The springs are the largest cold water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and contain some of the clearest waters ever measured on earth.......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/89717655/Golden-Bay-iwi-apply-for-countrys-first-water-conservation-order-for-an-aquifer
A Golden Bay iwi wants the Government to step in and protect the aquifer that feeds the country's largest freshwater springs.
Ngati Tama ki Te Waipounamu has applied directly to the Environment Minister Nick Smith for an unprecedented water conservation order for the aquifer that feeds Te Waikoropupu Springs in Golden Bay.
The springs are the largest cold water springs in the Southern Hemisphere and contain some of the clearest waters ever measured on earth.......
www.stuff.co.nz/environment/89717655/Golden-Bay-iwi-apply-for-countrys-first-water-conservation-order-for-an-aquifer