Media Coverage

Recent coverage in the media:

Aug 2011, Christchurch Press, Chch-Press-13-Aug-2011.doc (23KB) Michael Wright reports on HWP's investigations into the Waitohi River.

Jan 2011, Smoothing the waters feature, Smoothing-the-waters.doc (627KB) Press features editor John McCrone reviews the roll-out of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and the Hurunui-Waiau Zone committee.

Check out the project's recently-commissed report on how storage and inundation will affect Lake Sumner. Lake-Sumner-Water-Storage-and-Edge-Inundation---exec-summary-Jan-2011.pdf (455KB)

March 2010, Perspectives-March-2010.pdf (427KB). Amanda Loeffen says the Hurunui Water Project means a positive future for Hurunui.   It is fourth of four projects to be profiled as the winners of the Canterbury V5 to find find schemes to make a positive contribution to the Regions Economy.

March 2010, Water-schemes-backed-March-2010.pdf (203KB) Two controversial Canterbury Irrigation Schemes have come out winners in a competition for projects judged to have the potential to make $1 billion each in sales within 20 years.

February 2010, Requests-for-resource-consent-reactivated-Feb-2010.pdf (124KB). The battle for the Hurunui River is back on. Last year Hurunui Water Project said it would suspend consent applications for its proposed irrigation scheme in a bid to avoid a costly court battle with its opponents.

October 2009, Hurunui Water Project Advocates-in-quest-for-Middle-Ground-October-09.pdf (377KB). Since the near conclusion of the Canterbury Water Management Straetgy, the Hurunui Water Project has felt hopeful that a collaborative solution to the water demands that are being placed on the Hurunui will be found.

July 2009, Jobs-better-life-from-water-July-2009.pdf (288KB). Think Hurunui District and what do you picture?  A rolling landscape, meandering rivers and brown burnt hills as you drive through from Hanmer Springs to Picton. While picturesue for tourists, the paddocks of Hurunui are no longer sustaining the families that live in the district..