Dam ‘unlikely to proceed,’ Hawke's Bay councillor says
Water storage scheme was conditional on resolving land swap issue.
Tim Hunter Thu, 06 Jul 2017
The Supreme Court’s decision on a crucial land swap has almost certainly dealt a fatal blow to the prospects of the Ruataniwha water storage scheme in Hawkes Bay, a regional councillor says.
In a majority decision published this morning, the Supreme Court upheld an Appeal Court ruling that the