Regional council accused of washing its hands of enforcing a water conservation order. David Williams reports

Eleven months after it promised to do so, Canterbury’s Regional Council has filed papers in the Environment Court regarding the Rakaia River’s protection.

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David Williams is Newsroom's environment editor, South Island correspondent and investigative writer.