Energy and Revenue Minister Judith Collins. Photo: Getty ImagesEnergy and Revenue Minister Judith Collins has dismissed questions of iwi or any other ownership of water, saying it is not a finite resource as it falls from the sky. "We don't believe that water is a finite resource, because every day, particularly if you are in Auckland, it rains. Labour MP Phil Twyford told the BusinessNZ conference that his party would not shy away from the water rights issue. "We all own water, and some people have interests in water - that are not necessarily property rights.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 23, 2017 03:33 UTC