Creswell Water Bottling

Last month the government gave approval for creswell new zealand owned by chinese company nongfu spring co limited to buy land near whakatāne for a 42 5 million expansion of its current bottling plant.

Creswell water bottling. In june last year creswell nz limited was successful in its application to take more groundwater from the awaiti canal groundwater catchment for water bottling. The consent allowed them to take. Nearly 100 descendants of the iwi gathered outside the court room this morning determined to stop creswell from taking more water from the awaiti aquifer and expanding the existing water bottling plant. Resource consents were then granted by the bay of plenty regional council and the whakatāne district council.

By charlotte jones of rnz. Creswell nz said in a statement that the environment court decision was the right one and would deliver much needed benefits to the community. A defeat at the environment court has not broken otakiri residents who are now taking their fight against the expansion of a local water bottling plant to the high court. Creswell nz limited creswell or the applicant a subsidiary company established in october 2016 by the chinese water bottling supplier nongfu spring co ltd nongfu has sought a range of authorisations to expand the existing otakiri springs water bottling plant otakiri springs situated at 57 johnson road in otakiri in the bay of plenty region.

This is what the site. Cresswell nz proposes to expand the existing water bottling plant and invest more than 42 5 million over four years to upgrade the plant and establish two new bottling lines. Chinese bottling company nongfu spring has applied through nz subsidiary creswell nz ltd to draw 580 millions litres of water a year from otakiri springs near whakatane. Rnz te aniwa hurihanganui.

The expansion of the ōtākiri water bottling plant has highlighted the battle between economic growth and environmental concerns. People gathered outside the court yesterday morning.