Waitangi: Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy speaks on NZ history, Te Tiriti and the constitution
3 Feb, 2021 11:20 PM
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Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy was welcomed onto the Treaty grounds at Waitangi today for her fifth and final time in the role. Photo / File
Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz
The Governor-General says she looks forward to when every New Zealander can have an informed conversation about the Treaty of Waitangi and see it as a source of pride and possibility .
Dame Patsy Reddy made the remarks this morning in her fifth and likely final appearance at Waitangi in her role, an opportunity she said had always been an important honour .
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Barring any future legal action, Creswell NZ is now free to expand the Otakiri Springs bottling plant after a favourable High Court decision
Iwi say the High Court’s dismissal of appeals against the expansion of a water bottling plant isn’t just a loss for them, but a loss for all of New Zealand. In a judgement released on Friday, the High Court dismissed Te Runanga o Ngati Awa’s appeal to stop the expansion of Otakiri Springs, outside of Whakatāne, which would see the plant take 1.1 million cubic litres of water each year largely for export to China.
Court dismisses Ngati Awa appeal to stop water bottling plant expansion
18 Dec, 2020 12:52 AM
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Ngati Awa iwi members protest outside Rotorua District Court in July. Photo / File
Charlotte is a Local Democracy Reporter based in Whakatane.
Iwi say the High Court s dismissal of appeals against the expansion of a water bottling plant isn t just a loss for them, but a loss for all of New Zealand.
In a judgement released today, the High Court dismissed Te Runanga o Ngati Awa s appeal to stop the expansion of Otakiri Springs outside of Whakatāne - which would see the plant take 1.1 million cubic litres of water each year largely for export to China.
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