A memo from the council’s 3 Waters asset manager Matt Baylis, which will be tabled at a full council meeting on Tuesday, says: ‘’it is now very clear that the Hokonui Rūnanga will not support any ongoing wastewater discharge solution unless it includes some form of discharge to land that will appropriately remove cultural pollutants. “After considering case studies from recent similar wastewater discharge consent applications, it is also clear that, without the support of the Hokonui Rūnanga, the prospects of the council getting a favourable outcome on its consent application are limited.’’ A report from Courtney Bennett of the Hokonui Rūnanga, titled