Protecting Waitaha River: FMC co-signs open letter
FMC is calling for the permanent protection of the Waitaha River in a joint open letter sent on 14 April 2026.
FMC has co-signed an open letter with Forest & Bird, Greenpeace, NZ Canyoning Association, Buller Tramping Club, and former Whitewater NZ President Kev England, urging the Fast-Track Panel to protect the Waitaha River in the Morgan Gorge – one of New Zealand’s last pristine wild river gorges.
The letter follows draft approval of Westpower’s fast-track application to build a 23-megawatt hydro scheme in the largely untouched river, calling on the Fast Track Panel to reconsider the decision given the severe threats to the area’s ecological and recreational values.
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