The Environment Court hearing begins in Dunedin on Monday and is set down for seven weeks. PHOTO: ODT FILESThe future of water rights in Otago is headed to court this morning. Taking water from some catchments in Central Otago was permitted by rights dating back to the goldfields. But she had no regrets about the course of action she took, and said the Environment Court was the best place for decisions on Plan Change 7 to be made. The Environment Court hearing begins in Dunedin on Monday and is set down for seven weeks.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 07, 2021 20:03 UTC