Press Release – Titirangi Ratepayers and Residents Association
The Titirangi Residents and Ratepayers Association are running a wine fundraiser with the Booster Wine Group to raise money to pay for the many expert witnesses we used at the recent 3 day hearing to oppose the Watercare Huia Water Treatment Plant being placed in Titirangi, in the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area.
Our case was very successful and resulted in the Council’s experts changing their minds and recommending to the Independent Commissioners that they decline the consents. We won’t know their decision until the end of May.
We need your help to cover the costs of our expert witnesses – please contact Mels at melsbarton@gmail.com or reply to this email for further details and to place an order.
Tipping point: Why are Kiwis drinking less NZ wine as exports soar?
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By: Michael Cooper
Wine romance and greater quality are drawing us to vineyards, but as bulk exports soar and foreign firms move in, returns per litre are falling. And so is our consumption of New Zealand wine. Special Report by Michael Cooper.
Wine is a symbol of the good times, but we enjoy it in times of stress, too. The challenges of the past year have seen many Kiwis reaching for a glass or two of wine – and we are not the only ones.
Sales of New Zealand wine in its key export markets – the UK, US and Australia – are booming. The planet decided Covid-19 wasn t supposed to be endured in a state of sobriety, declared winemaker Steve Bird late last year, so people were locked down at home and they were drinking wine like there was no tomorrow.