Bottled New Zealand water

A DigitalNZ Story by Janice

A selection of images, articles and audio on bottling water in New Zealand

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Image: Government attitudes to bottled water and water rights

Government attitudes to bottled water and water rights

Alexander Turnbull Library

Article

Bottling battle lands govt in hot water

Radio New Zealand

Image: Nick Smith as bottle of aerated water claiming Labour plans to impose a water charge costing NZ $600 billion

Nick Smith as bottle of aerated water claiming Labour plans to impose a water charge costing NZ $600 billion

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "The bottles are single-use, but at least the water gets recycled"

"The bottles are single-use, but at least the water gets recycled"

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "They say New Zealand alcohol can be cheaper than bottled water." "They've obviously got to bring down the price of water." 18 October 2010

"They say New Zealand alcohol can be cheaper than bottled water." "They've obviously got to bring down the price of water." 18 October 2010

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: "It's a fair exchange - The customers take the water, we take the p*ss" 13 January 2009

"It's a fair exchange - The customers take the water, we take the p*ss" 13 January 2009

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: bottle, aerated water

bottle, aerated water

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Antipodes water

Antipodes water

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: People bottling pure water from a tap at the Petone Settlers Museum - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

People bottling pure water from a tap at the Petone Settlers Museum - Photograph taken by Phil Reid

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: NZ Pure Blue in negotiations to bottle Ashburton water

NZ Pure Blue in negotiations to bottle Ashburton water

Radio New Zealand

Image: Oravida sells NZ water to China

Oravida sells NZ water to China

Radio New Zealand

Image: NZ First: Water exporters should pay royalties

NZ First: Water exporters should pay royalties

Radio New Zealand

Article

Iwi backs water bottling industry for Murupara

Radio New Zealand

Image: The Old Maori Water Bottles - (Te Ao Hou - No. 39 June 1962)

The Old Maori Water Bottles - (Te Ao Hou - No. 39 June 1962)

Alexander Turnbull Library

Article

NZ 'could not' apply water tax - diplomat

Radio New Zealand

Article

Millions of litres of artesian Otago water for sale

Radio New Zealand

Newspaper

AERATED WATER BOTTLERS (Evening Post, 07 May 1936)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Havelock North resident staging backyard protest over water bottling

Havelock North resident staging backyard protest over water bottling

Radio New Zealand

Image: Protests nation-wide over water rights

Protests nation-wide over water rights

Radio New Zealand