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Tuesday 21 August 2018

Greens target foreign land buyers bottling NZ water in review of Overseas Investment Act


I think that foreign land owners should not be allowed to sell New Zealand bottled water overseas. My opinion supports the Green Party’s decision. The co-leader of the Greens, Marama Davidson stated that we need to ensure that we are not giving away this resource to international corporations to reap profits from at the expense of New Zealand’s best interests. She also said that water should not be for sale to the highest bidder, Changing the law is a key step towards protecting it for the generations ahead. Marama Davidson said a lot of things to protect her rights against selling bottled water to foreigners. I agree with Marama Davidson because some people sell bottled water to the highest bitter and they already have a lot of money. It wouldn’t be fear if the people who were already rich get more money from selling bottled water, they should of gave it to the people who is struggling to earn money.

2 comments:

  1. Great work Vaimoana! I really enjoyed reading your perspective. I especially like your last sentence, "It wouldn’t be fear if the people who were already rich get more money from selling bottled water, they should of gave it to the people who is struggling to earn money". Next time, however, make sure you check your spelling.

    - Mr. Go

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  2. It's wonderful to read your thinking around this issue. You have thought this out carefully. What would happen if the water buyers went to another country to buy their bottled water. Would New Zealand miss out on making money from this source?
    You must have had fun debating this in class.

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