The Chairman of Environment Canterbury, Alec Neill, has said that Environment Canterbury will work constructively with commissioners following today’s government announcement that the council’s elected representatives will be replaced by commissioners from the expected date of May 1, 2010...
Cr Neill said the complexity surrounding water management in Canterbury should not be underestimated. “The removal of
the council will not alter the challenges presented by the many competing interests for water." More>>
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