Forum plans 'a bit ambitious'
Forum plans 'a bit ambitious'
Forums on the "far-reaching" changes proposed in the way the Otago Regional Council deals with water quality are struggling to attract their target audience - farmers.
Water management
Residents persuade board they need more water
Residents persuade board they need more water
Consumers on the Ranfurly and Naseby water schemes will get more water than the Central Otago District Council had recommended they get.
Water allocations decided
Water allocations decided
The daily water allocation recommended for residents on drinking-water schemes in Central Otago is enough to run a standard irrigation sprinkler for up to two hours.
Water industry investments aim for global growth
Water industry investments aim for global growth
The global water industry is providing New Zealand investors with exposure to a growth sector on the financial markets, the executive director of Pathfinder Asset Management, Paul Brownsey, says.
Water supply costs pressure budget
Water supply costs pressure budget
Queenstown Lakes District Council contractor United Water has stopped or postponed all of its "non-essential" operations, maintenance, and renewal works across Queenstown Lakes in a bid to meet its overall council budgets.
Merits of splitting catchment questioned
Merits of splitting catchment questioned
Splitting the Waitaki catchment in two under a radical plan to manage water in Canterbury was questioned at a meeting of the Waitaki District Council this week.
No water on verges warning
No water on verges warning
Cromwell will be sporting dried-up street verges as residents protest against excess water charges by switching off irrigation water, the Cromwell Community Board was warned this week.
Strategy turns the tables on water management
Strategy turns the tables on water management
A new way of managing water in the lower Waitaki catchment and Waimate district, giving more control to the local community, could be operating this year under a radical approach being implemented through Environment Canterbury (ECan).
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