Avocado growers apply for big water take in Far North

Conservationists in the Far North are sounding the alarm over the expansion of the avocado industry – and its demands for water. Seventeen companies have applied to pump up to 2 million cubic metres a year from the Aupouri aquifer, north of Kaitaia.

Avocado growers apply for big water take in Far North
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