Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 4, 2017 17:31:20 GMT 12
HIKOI THROUGH WHANGAREI OVER POROTĪ BOTTLING
More than 200 people have marched through Whangarei this morning to protest plans for a water-bottling factory at Porotī Springs.
The springs, located west of the city, have been owned by Māori since the 1890s.
Private Auckland company Zodiac Holdings has water rights to the aquifers that have fed the springs for 35 years.
It recently applied to Whangarei District Council to build a bottling factory on its bore site.
With banners flying, the marchers filled the carpark of the Northland Regional Council for a mass haka......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/338656/hikoi-through-whangarei-over-poroti-bottling
More than 200 people have marched through Whangarei this morning to protest plans for a water-bottling factory at Porotī Springs.
The springs, located west of the city, have been owned by Māori since the 1890s.
Private Auckland company Zodiac Holdings has water rights to the aquifers that have fed the springs for 35 years.
It recently applied to Whangarei District Council to build a bottling factory on its bore site.
With banners flying, the marchers filled the carpark of the Northland Regional Council for a mass haka......
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/338656/hikoi-through-whangarei-over-poroti-bottling