Controversial Hawke's Bay dam project gets $18m loan
A government loan of 18 million dollars for a controversial dam in Central Hawke's Bay has its opponents vowing to halt the project yet again. The Tukituki Water Security project, formerly known as the Ruataniwha Dam, was scuppered in 2017 by the Supreme Court, which deemed the landswap unlawful. But under the government's fast track legislation it could go ahead - which would make it the largest dam built since the Clyde was constructed over 30 years ago. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook reports.
Checkpoint · RNZ
April 7, 20264m 11s
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A government loan of 18 million dollars for a controversial dam in Central Hawke's Bay has its opponents vowing to halt the project yet again. The Tukituki Water Security project, formerly known as the Ruataniwha Dam, was scuppered in 2017 by the Supreme Court, which deemed the landswap unlawful. But under the government's fast track legislation it could go ahead - which would make it the largest dam built since the Clyde was constructed over 30 years ago. Hawke's Bay Tairawhiti reporter Alexa Cook reports.