Rivers, lakes and underground aquifers need to be preserved in Northland.
That was the clear message from about 150 people at a rally yesterday to push for clean and plentiful water.
The Northland Save Our Water Rally at Cameron St Mall was one of a series of rallies from Invercargill to Whangarei organised by the New Zealand Water Forum - Bung the Bore - which was formed to oppose a water-bottling plant in Ashburton.
The group's 15,000 signature petition calling for a moratorium on all water-bottling consents and on freshwater exports was delivered to Parliament yesterday.In Whangarei, the participants marched to the Rose Garden on Water St after hearing from rally organiser Te Tui Shortland and Hona Edwards, spokesman for the Whatatiri Maori Reserves Trust (WMRT) in Poroti.