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Application for a Water Conservation Order for the Hurunui River

Minister for the Environment Parliament Buildings Wellington

Dear Minister

Re: Application for a Water Conservation Order for the Hurunui River

The New Zealand Fish and Game Council and the North Canterbury Fish and Game Council ("Fish and Game"), together with the New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association ("NZRCA") ("the Applicants") make this application for a Water Conservation Order for the Hurunui River in the hope that its outstanding amenity and intrinsic values will be preserved and protected for generations to come.

The Applicants consider that the amenity and intrinsic values of the Hurunui River and its associated lakes and tributaries are nationally outstanding and should be recognized and sustained by a Water Conservation Order.

The Hurunui River and its associated lakes and tributaries are under increasing threat from major irrigation and hydro-electricity proposals. The Hurunui River needs robust and durable statutory protection to ensure that future generations are able to continue to experience its outstanding values.

The Applicants also attach a letter from the Department of Conservation and a collective letter from Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Ngai Tahu Property Limited, Te Runanga o Kaikoura and Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga supporting consideration by a Special Tribunal of a Water Conservation Order for the Hurunui River. Other matters raised in those letters will be covered in submissions by those parties in the event that this application is notified.

The Applicants look forward to your favourable consideration.

Yours faithfully,

Bryce Johnson
Director
New Zealand Fish and Game Council. 		Ross Millichamp
Manager
North Canterbury Fish and Game Council.

Mike Birch
President
New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association.

Cc

Bryan Jenkins
Chief Executive Officer
Environment Canterbury
P O Box 345
CHRISTCHURCH

Paddy Clifford
Chief Executive Officer
Hurunui District Council
P O Box 13
AMBERLEY

Mike Cuddihy
Conservator
Department of Conservation
Canterbury Conservancy
Private Bag 4715
CHRISTCHURCH

Mark Solomon
Kaiwhakahaere
Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
158 Hereford Street
CHRISTCHURCH

Mark Solomon
Te Runanga o Kaikoura
Takahanga Marae
P O Box 39
KAIKOURA

Clare Williams
Chairperson
Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga
Tuahiwi Marae
R D 1
Kaiapoi
CANTERBURY

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Last updated: 25 November 2008