Don’t damn our dam rally in Hawke’s Bay this Friday
All Hawke’s Bay residents and businesses are being asked to drive their vehicle, whether it is a truck, tractor or
excavator, in support of the Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Waipukurau this Friday.
“We are calling on every person and business in Hawke’s Bay who wants to have a better future here, to get in their car,
ute, tractor or truck and be at Waipukurau’s memorial hall car park on Friday at 12pm,” says Will Foley, Federated
Farmers Hawke’s Bay provincial president.
“This Friday is our chance to show New Zealand how much Hawke’s Bay wants to create a positive future for our kids and
their kids. The dam will provide so much opportunity for Hawke’s Bay.
“We are expecting a strong show of support and are positively backing Ruataniwha because this is our last shot before
the Board of Inquiry delivers its final decision.
“Nothing of any worth has ever come from being negative.
“That’s why we need a positive show of support to demonstrate what we the people who live here want. The feeling in the
community is positive and we need to make a stand to show how much of a game changer the dam is going to be for the
region.
“The South Island’s Opuha scheme is a shining example of how the whole water storage package works for the economy and
the environment.
“The answer to reversing the population drift to Auckland and reversing the loss of businesses and services is as simple
as ‘just add water.’
“Federated Farmers is okay with having a number for nitrogen, but let’s make it an indicator and not chiselled in
granite. The whole scheme’s viability hinges on this policy point.
“That will only happen if we show everyone just what Ruataniwha means to us.
“You can do that by making a slogan banner to hang off your vehicle this Friday at midday at Waipukurau’s memorial hall
car park,” Mr Foley concluded
Don’t damn our dam rally for Ruataniwha:
When: This Friday, 20 June 2014 at 12pm midday
Where: Meet at Waipukurau memorial hall car park (bring your bicycle, car, ute, truck, tractor or other vehicle)
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