Water poverty a 'human rights issue' in rural Northland

Water poverty a 'human rights issue' in rural Northland
13 Dec, 2020 02:00 AM
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Rural households running low on water are already contacting Rob Pink, whose daily school bus run around Rawene doubled as a drinking water delivery service for families whose tanks had run dry during last year’s drought. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Rural households running low on water are already contacting Rob Pink, whose daily school bus run around Rawene doubled as a drinking water delivery service for families whose tanks had run dry during last year’s drought. Photo / Peter de Graaf
Northern Advocate
Some rural Northland families are already running out of water due to the effects of Covid-19, inadequate rainwater tanks and dilapidated guttering.

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