Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 4, 2016 17:17:48 GMT 12
PRESSURE ON WATER BOTTLERS TO PAY UP
Maori are backing calls for bottlers to be charged and have been fighting the issue since 1985.
Maori Council member Maanu Paul said personal and recreational use of water should be free, but giving it away for a profit is wrong.
"They are ripping off Maori Treaty [of Waitangi] rights. I don't care if it's the water bottling company or the city councils using the water to sell off to people," Paul said.
Paul has been arguing over water since 1985, when action was brought against the sale of State Owned Enterprises…..
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/79431619/pressure-on-water-bottlers-to-pay.html
Maori are backing calls for bottlers to be charged and have been fighting the issue since 1985.
Maori Council member Maanu Paul said personal and recreational use of water should be free, but giving it away for a profit is wrong.
"They are ripping off Maori Treaty [of Waitangi] rights. I don't care if it's the water bottling company or the city councils using the water to sell off to people," Paul said.
Paul has been arguing over water since 1985, when action was brought against the sale of State Owned Enterprises…..
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/79431619/pressure-on-water-bottlers-to-pay.html