Wise Water Use now urge their supporters to email, phone, harangue in the street their local Councillors regarding WWHB's outstanding debt.

“WWU argues that it is not fair on ratepayers for the fees to be remitted especially after Cyclone Gabrielle when ratepayers face increases”

Le Lievre: “we urge our supporters to email, phone, harangue in the street, their local Councillor and insist that this $383K debt be paid”

Find out what WWU's HBRC Petition is all about and the reasons we're against letting this private company off their $382K debt.

“The question before Council is simply what should be done about a private company who has failed to comply with their financial obligations

Gren Christie: “Water Holdings HB were fully aware of their obligations but over several years chose to evade that responsibility”.

Paul Bailey responds: “consents for Ruataniwha v.2 should be thrown in the bin!"

Have you paid your rates? Doesn’t matter – ask HBRC for a deferral! Listen to RNZ’s Tom Kitchin, who was at the meeting.

Christie: “I wish I didn’t have to pay my debts … the best outcome would be for HBRC to cancel the resource consents”

Water Holdings HB Ltd. owe $383,000.00, ratepayers are being asked to pick up the tab! Read the explainer...

Ngaio Tiuka: “they could have all the time in the world to consult, the answer is not going to change – “no”.

Le Lievre: The big question here is why are CHB residents who will be adversely impacted by the dam being denied the opportunity to submit?

Mike Joy: “We should be investing in farming solutions that are drought resistant and adaptable to a region’s changing climate”.

Brian Halstead: Waimea cost likely to reach $210m from original estimate of $75m ... “sounds a warning to other proposed storage projects”

Paul Bailey: “Mr Petersen is extolling the environmental benefits without mentioning the HB public would pay via a HBRC rate rise of 17%”

Belford: “One might think that allocating $450K of Centralines’ consumers’ and CHBDC ratepayers’ money is throwing good money after bad”

Gren Christie: “Trees that ancestors of people living in CHB today may have rested under before Captain Cook saw Aotearoa will be destroyed

Alistair Setter: “The concerns raised by WWU in its petition are indeed reasonable… We appreciate the work that has been undertaken”.

Dr Le Lievre: “Spend as much of their own money as they wish; however, when they dip into the publics back pockets, they become accountable”

Dr Le Lievre: “I am critical of the lack of transparency …this spend occurred without public consultation or any subsequent announcement.”