‘Adversary system’

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33932, 27 August 1975, Page 17

‘Adversary system’

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. Conflicting water requirements in New Zealand were resolved by “an adversary system,” according to the senior research officer (soil and engineering) of the New Zealand Agricultural Engineering Institute at Lincoln College (Mr T. D. Helier). He was speaking to the' New Zealand Institute ofj Agricultural Science’s 1975; agricultural science con- i vention. “For such a system to be fair, the protaganists should have access to comparable resources, which is not the case at present,” he said. One option open was to direct technological and research resources into the deficient areas of agriculture and recreation, so that they were not at a disadvantage in the bargaining process with those who sought water for electric power. A more difficult,, but more attractive, option was to instigate a major series of resource development investigations and research projects in priority areas. “Such studies should be independent of any single interest group, and would concern themselves with resource development options, jin line with defined regional (and national needs,” said Mr Helier.

New hymnal.— A new ' hymn book containing the i best contemporary hymns in : English, Maori and other • Polynesian languages will be' i produced, the Joint Commis- ■ sion on Church Union of New I Zealand has announced. The Rev. J. Murray said the ; hymns would range from i “pop” to modem “plain song.”— (P.A.)