Matakana Oysters owner Tom Walters said the second payment from Watercare would help him stay in business another 12 months. Watercare made a second payment of $1 million to local oyster farmers on December 23 to further compensate them for a wastewater overflow from its pump station at Lucy Moore Memorial Park on October 29 and 30 (MM, Nov 7). Watercare estimated the total overflow was 1200 cubic metres of wastewater, and that about half of this had entered the river, which shut down oyster harvesting. The second payment follows an initial $1 million made to farmers in November (MM, Nov 21), ...
Please enter your email to continue reading for free
That login link has expired. Enter your email below and we’ll send you a new one.
Check your email
Welcome back! We’ve emailed a login link to .
Click the button in that email to log in. There’s no password needed.
It can take a minute to arrive. Check your junk or spam folder if you can’t see it.
Log in with your password
Reset your password
Enter your email and we’ll send you a link to set a new password.
Check your inbox. If there’s an account for that email, we’ve sent a link to reset your password.
You’re in
We’ve created your free account and you’re logged in.
We’ve also emailed you a link to set a password for your account.
By continuing you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
