Back
1836 days ago

Moratorium on water bottling

Tracey from Silverstream

UHCC policy committee meeting
4.30pm Wednesday 18/9/2019
Upper Hutt City Council Chambers, 838-842 Fergusson Drive
Details and supporting documents here: www.upperhuttcity.com...


Notice of Motion – Councillor McLeod

Purpose of report

1. To consider a Notice of Motion received from Councillor McLeod.

Recommendation

That Council:

(i) requests that the Government, giving respect of the four community well-beings (social, environment,

economic and cultural) in the Local Government Act, places an immediate moratorium on any current

consents for the extraction of water from the Upper Hutt groundwater system for the purposes of

retail and wholesale where the end product is bottled water; and

(ii) requests that the Government directs regional authorities to publicly notify any future applications.

Background

2. The Chief Executive has received a Notice of Motion from Councillor McLeod within the timeframe

specified in Standing Orders. This Notice of Motion is for inclusion on the agenda of the Policy

Committee to be held on 18 September 2019.

3. Councillor McLeod proposes to move the motion outlined in the recommendation section of the

report.

4. Councillor McLeod’s signed Notice of Motion and supporting information is attached to the report.

Image
More messages from your neighbours
3 hours ago

Take a little moment out of your day to solve this mystery minute!

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I have no life, but I can die. What am I?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

Image
3 hours ago

Support Pots for Tots with Resene!

Resene

Get painting and help Kiwi kids. Buy any Resene 60 mL testpot colour starting with the letter P, O or T and Resene will donate $1 to Plunket NZ.

Visit your local Resene ColorShop to find all the colour you need to bring out the best in your home.
Find out more

Image
1 day ago

Happy Tuesday, neighbours, can you figure out today's riddle rush 🏃‍♂️

Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

A bus driver goes the wrong way down a one-way street. He passes the cops, but they don’t stop him. Why?

Do you think you know the answer to our daily riddle? Don't spoil it for your neighbours! Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm.

Want to stop seeing riddles in your newsfeed?
Head here and hover on the Following button on the top right of the page (and it will show Unfollow) and then click it. If it is giving you the option to Follow, then you've successfully unfollowed the Riddles page.

Image