{"id":971,"date":"2016-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/press-release\/government-should-pull-plug-on-billion-dollar-dam-say-greenpeace\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T03:28:00","slug":"government-should-pull-plug-on-billion-dollar-dam-say-greenpeace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/government-should-pull-plug-on-billion-dollar-dam-say-greenpeace\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Should Pull Plug on Billion Dollar Dam, Say Greenpeace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government should pull the plug on the controversial Ruataniwha irrigation scheme in Hawke\u2019s Bay, as costs look set to soar towards the billion dollar mark, Greenpeace says today.<\/p>\n<p>A new report commissioned by Hawke\u2019s Bay Regional Council, that examines the economics of the irrigation plans, has revealed that costs for the project have climbed by 50 per cent, and are set to add up to over $900million.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0But because money from Hawke\u2019s Bay ratepayers and farmers will fall well short of the predicted $900million, the New Zealand government looks set to pour hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Genevieve Toop, Greenpeace\u2019s agriculture campaigner, said: \u201cIt\u2019s time for the government to pull the plug on this eyewateringly expensive plan. 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