Watercare Pays Oyster Farmers Hit by Sewage Overflows $1m Compo

Watercare pays oyster farmers hit by sewage overflows $1m compo

Watercare has paid oyster farmers in north Auckland $1 million in compensation after wastewater overflowed at Warkworth and contaminated the Mahurangi River...

Sewage overflow: $1 million compensation deal struck with oyster farmers

The deal gives immediate relief, Aquaculture New Zealand says, but it will still chase financial settlement for total losses.

$1m compensation to oyster farmers a start

A $1 million payment from Watercare to oyster farmers impacted by sewage contamination of Mahurangi Harbour is a welcome first step but more is needed, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries Jenny Marcroft says. “Yesterday Watercare chief executive Jamie Sinclair announced an immediate compensation payment of $1m to Aquaculture New Zealand for distribution to 10 oyster farmers whose livelihoods were impacted by the latest overflo…