rally to protest the bottling of their water
The consent granted to Aquifer 182 Holding Company Ltd to extract water from a Whanganui bore is again being challenged by local iwi and hapū, community allies and rally groups.
A hīkoi [march] organised by water kaitiaki group No Water No Future marched through central Whanganui to the Whanganui District Council building on Tuesday to contest the application and present a petition to Whanganui Mayor Andrew Tripe and district councillors.
In September 2022, Aquifer 182 Holding Company was granted consent to extract and sell 750,000 litres a week of groundwater from an existing capped bore on land the company owns on the river’s east bank.
An appeal was lodged with the Environment Court in October by Whanganui hapū, stating it was against the bottling consent as a whole.
Link to video and article: Whanganui hapū, iwi and community rally to protest the bottling of their water - NZ Herald
