Water Rights
Concerns around the Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill
The Government's legislative programme at the moment is very concerned with land and water. They're essentials of life, government and business and the ownership and use of them constantly sparks… Audio
Maori water rights: Iwi leaders open to deal to keep it out of court
Could there be a way forward to break the deadlock over Māori water rights? Some iwi leaders are backing a plan that would see major iwi stop plans to take court action over Māori water rights.
Iwi… Video, Audio
The rights to water: Robin Kundis Craig
Professor Robin Kundis Craig has made it her life's mission to know about all things water - especially how water intersects with law, but also the relationship between climate change and water; water… Audio
Iwi Chairs Forum questions Crown about lack of progress
The Iwi Chairs Forum has taken a veiled swipe at the Crown over what it describes as a continued lack of progress on implementing Maori water rights and interests. Audio
Te Tai Hauāuru: the Te Wero debate
Candidates for the Māori seat of Te Tai Hauāuru debate water rights, seabed mining, homelessness, economic policies, welfare and Treaty settlements. Audio
West Coast water export project approved
A major West Coast water export project has been approved despite opposition from water rights campaigners.
Review of water consent process sought
The group fighting the establishment of a water bottling plant in Ashburton wants to raise $90,000 to launch a judicial review of the water consent.
Water rights need to be reviewed - Business NZ
The collapse of a water bottling scheme in Ashburton is another reason to examine how the rights to water are allocated in New Zealand, Business New Zealand says.
Ashburton Council won't sell rights to bottled water company
Ashburton District Council has cancelled the sale of water rights to a bottled water company. Audio
Legal threats escalate over Ashburton water sale
The Ashburton District Council has officially been put on notice that there will be legal action if the sale of water rights to a bottled water company proceeds.
Council told legal action inevitable if Ashburton sells water
The Ashburton District Council has officially been put on notice that there will be legal action if the sale of water rights to a bottled water company proceeds. Our reporter Belinda McCammon was at… Audio
Academics challenge government on water rights
The government is again breaching the Treaty of Waitangi in its proposed allocation of water rights, two Victoria University academics say.
Our water flowing overseas
Economist Eric Crampton talks about the complexities of getting royalties for water. Audio
Water debate has to involve everyone, farmers say
Another multi-million dollar irrigation scheme has been opened in Canterbury this week amid calls for a price to be put on water.
Commercial use of water - who pays?
While some groups are calling for companies to be charged for the commercial use of water, others say no one should own water and no one should pay.
Council to sell rights to bottled water company
A campaign is under way to stop the Ashburton District Council selling the right to extract billions of litres of local water to a bottled water company. Video, Audio
ECan's Future Direction
Conan Young explores democracy, water rights and the future of Environment Canterbury Audio
Farmers keep close eye on water rights debate
Farmers say they'll continue to take a keen interest in the ongoing battle between iwi and the Government over freshwater rights, and believe allocation of the resource to tangata whenua is far from… Audio
Local Government is wary over water rights
Local Government is wary about being dragged into discussions between Government and iwi over water rights. Audio
Deadline reached to resolve Maori water rights
Iwi leaders and the Government, have agreed on a deadline to sort out Maori interests in freshwater by Waitangi Day next year. Audio