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

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

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

Watercare has today made an immediate compensation payment of $1 million to Aquaculture New Zealand for distribution to 10 oyster farmers impacted by the recent wastewater overflow in Warkworth. The ...

The latest incident came at the height of the oyster harvesting season, exacerbating the damage to both livelihoods and the regional aquaculture industry.

A $1 million payment from Watercare to oyster farmers impacted by sewage contamination of Mahurangi Harbour is a welcome first step but more is ...

Watercare has agreed a compensation deal with oyster farmers left without an income after tens of thousands of litres of sewage spilled into the Mahurangi Harbour contaminating their oyster beds. A ...

The oyster farmers struck a $1 million compensation deal on Wednesday.