1 Purpose of the Report
This report summarises the views of the Stakeholder Reference Group on water allocation and use in New Zealand, and the potential approaches for improving our current allocation system. The views were identified at a workshop held at the Ministry for the Environment on 25 June 2004.
The role of the Reference Group was to provide feedback on potential policy options for improving the management of fresh water. The content of this report informed the Water Programme of Action Issues and Options discussion document which was developed by the Ministry for the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in December 2004. A list of members of the Group is contained in Appendix 1 of this report.
