News Items
Read the New Zealand Conservation Authority's views on the protection and use of riversThe Department of Conservation (DOC) site 11/2011
DOC Plea to Save New Zealand Rivers
The Press 6/12/2011
New Dairy to need council approval
The Southland Times 25/10/2011
Trustpower want the WCO altered to plunder the Rakaia for irrigation
Submissions in by 21st November 2011
Major Pollution Increase by Dairy Farmers
but fewer prosecutions..
CWMS now lets the public 'have a say' on Canterbury water
Meetings October 26th, 27th and November 16th
feedback in by November 16th
Survey shows Dairy pollution of land and fresh water to be of concern to more people
National Radio interview 29/9/11
(Audio interview that opens in your media player)
An Auditor General Report pin-points the Dairy Pollution of NZ fresh water
Radio NZ News article 28/9/11
Auditor-General Report, Managing freshwater quality: Challenges for regional councils
OAG website 21/9/11
Fonterra apply for 'stage 2', more than doubling the size of their Darfield Factory before it's even opened as 'stage 1'
The SDC website
Check here for more info OWOV
Taxpayers bail out dairy farmers for their pollution of Lake Ellesmere
The Press 26/8/11
National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
Ministry for the Environment website
Taxpayers to foot the bill for the pollution cleanup
The Press 11/5/11
National pledge handout for "Foundering" CPW
The Press 10/5/11
Key refuses to release Ecan survey findings
The Press 6/12/10
Can CPW's Headrace canal cope with unknown and unchartered earthquake faultlines?
Voxy 4/9/10
CPW Ordered to Payout for poor treatment of land owners
The Press 3/9/10
'Scraping along' CPW have their hands out again! $3M this time, from anywhere they can..
The Press 3/9/10
Have Your Say about democracy in Canterbury
John Key finally Submits and asks Canterbury if we want our rights restored.
National website (400kb pdf)
Fonterra Factory Information
Submissions Closed 5pm Friday 27/8/10
Water Conservation Orders (WCO) under threat from the new ECan
Voxy 26/8/10
The True Cost of Dairy
The Listener 20/8/10
Federated Farmers refuse to sign NZ's Clean Streams Accord
Manawatu Standard 11/8/10
Canals can be moved... Only for Fonterra though.
The Press 4/8/10
Last chance for Canal affected land owners to appeal CPW invading their land
Radio New Zealand News 3/8/10
Synlait, Fonterra, CPW, National = "a lot more dairy here"!
Synlait predicts Canterbury's farming future.
The Press 22/7/10
Canterbury Water and Profits to benefit overseas dairy company..
Supplied by supposed "Community Enhancement" Scheme CPW!
The Press 19/7/10
CPW still owes almost $500,000 to Ecan for hearings
The Press 1/7/10
Angry protesters greet John Key in Christchurch over Ecan
The Press 9/6/10
Our Water - Our Vote
Event, Cathedral Square, 3pm 13/6/10
CPW Consent Granted
Ecan 31/5/10
Government needs more consistency in environmental management
The Environmental Defence Society 17/5/10 (100Kb pdf)
Government-appointed Ecan relacement and CPW
The National Business Review 17/5/10
Darfield's Fonterra/CPW plant ‘kick in the guts’ for locals
Central Canterbury News 5/5/10 (550Kb pdf)
CPW water take will greatly contribute to Christchurch water contamination
The Press 5/5/10
Critical time for water
The Press 29/4/10
MHPS Presentation to CCC Meeting
22/4/10
MHPS Media Statement
18/3/10
The MHPS questions about The new SDC loan agreement with CPW
21/10/09
SDC letter Confirming CPW have finally lifted the Notice Of Requirement
From the Waianiwaniwa Valley, Upper Waimakariri intake and Tunnel 20/10/09
Central Plains Water and Canterbury Water Management Strategy line up Lake Coleridge for new Reservoir
The Press 20/10/09
Ordinary People are being forced to give their land to CPW
3 News 12/10/09
CPW's own studies find that it will degrade all of Canterburys water!
Press 14/10/09
CPW try a 'small dairy conversion' angle to gain river water and canal consents
The Press 13/10/09
The Selwyn District Council gives an extra $1.2m of ratepayers money to Central Plains Water!
9/10/09
CPW's 'Notice of Requirement' still threatening 60 home owners with eviction
The Press 21/9/09
Pat Morrisons letter, Confirming CPW are lifting the Notice Of Requirement from the Waianiwaniwa Valley Home Owners
The first personal letter CPW has sent to landowners 6/8/09
Mr Benson-Pope now says CPW should't be a 'Requiring Authority'
Also Nightmare NOT OVER for 'Headrace Canal' Home Owners...
Radio NZ 27/7/09
Commissioners detailed reasons for Dam and Reservoir Rejection
Ecan 14/7/09 (524kb pdf)
The Commissioners agree with most of the MHPS concerns
Central Plains Water "tail wagging the dog"
The Press 15/7/09
CPW's 'Community Enhancement Scheme' Profits to go Overseas
The Press 10/7/09
Community Enhancement Scheme merger with Dairy Company Questioned
Scoop 2/7/09
Community Scheme less about 'Community' and more about Dairy expansion in Canterbury...
CWMS Endorsed in The Ashburton Guardian 2/7/09
Fund Raising
Support Now Needed! 12/6/09
Canterbury Water Management Strategy
Draft strategy due out in August
Submissions available to be read
CPW Decision now due Feb 2010
The Press 21/5/09
The Commissioners give CPW until 12 Oct 09 to qualify a new Run of River Scheme
Ecan webpage Commissioners Minute #6 20/5/09
DEAD IN THE WATER!
The Press 7/4/09
No Dam - decision
Central Canterbury News 15/4/09 (500kb pdf)
CPW Gets the Thumbs Down for Dam
TV3 News
CPW a Waste of Everyone's Time and Money
The Press 6/4/09
The Commissioners signal they're likely to throw out the dam
Ecan webpage with the Commissioners Minutes 3/4/09
Coalgate is breathing a sigh of relief
The Press 7/4/09
Coalgate Dam Off
The NBR 9/4/09
Coalgate Nightmare Ends
The Selwyn Times 7/4/09
Council Remains Silent on Central Plains Water
Media statement 13/4/09
CPW "no option but to sit back and absorb the criticism"
TV3 News
Maps of CPW's Canal network
CPW have now indicated they will use their Requiring Authourity Status to take any land necessary for their Canal network
The Great Wall of Coalgate
The Press
Irrigation dam 'inappropriate'
The Press
CPW's 'vision' of the Coalgate Dam
carefully omitting Coalgate
Di Lucas's impression of the Coalgate dam
showing how close it is to the Coalgate Township