Water bottling is a contentious issue in Hawke's Bay and led to a change in approach in 2016. A proposal by a Hawke's Bay fruit juice company wanting to produce bottled water has prompted a review of the region's strict rules around the contentious activity. In 2016, following widespread concern about water bottling, Hawke's Bay Regional Council introduced a policy requiring all resource consent applications for water bottling to be publicly notified, meaning any person could have their say and applications could go to a hearing. READ MORE:* Appeals against Chinese water bottling plant dismissed* Hawke's Bay aquifer water to be used to make flavoured drinks* Auckland fish and chip owner is latest entrant to Hawke's Bay water bottling arenaApollo Foods produces fruit juice and other "high value beverage products" including milk drinks in partnership with Fonterra, from its plant at Whakatu, Hastings. It wants its consent altered to allow it to use up to 20 per cent of that for water bottling.

Source: Stuff April 30, 2020 01:52 UTC