Oamaru Waitaki catchment office opens January 6
Monday, 22 December 2003, 2:00 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
22 December 2003 Media Statement
Oamaru Waitaki catchment
office opens January 6
A new Ministry for the Environment
office opens in Oamaru on January 6, giving the community
easy access to information and assistance on the Waitaki
water allocation process, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs
said today.
This office extends the Ministry's Catchment
Waitaki support services, run out of Christchurch.
"We are
setting up the Oamaru office in response to community
demand," Marian Hobbs said. "We want to make it as easy as
possible for interested people to get the help and advice
they need on all the proposals for the Waitaki River and
catchment."
These include the government bill introduced
this month to improve the process to decide the use of water
from the Waitaki catchment, and consent applications.
The
Ministry's Catchment Waitaki special adviser for community
services, Jane Whitlock, will provide outreach support right
across the district. Ms Whitlock is a resource management,
environment and sustainable development expert, who will
coordinate assistance to the community on all parts of the
water allocation
process.
ENDS
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