Watercare compensation for oyster farmers a first

The stormwater pond next to Watercare’s pump station at Lucy Moore Memorial Park on October 30 during the overflow and two weeks after the clean-up, which took place on November 1. Watercare has paid $1 million to oyster farmers affected by the October 29 to 30 wastewater overflow at its Lucy Moore Memorial Park pump station (MM, Nov 10), which forced a halt to harvesting. This is the first time the company has compensated local oyster farmers for losses linked to a specific wastewater incident. The payment, distributed through Aquaculture New Zealand, will provide immediate relief to 10 oyste...