Efforts to confirm Havelock North's drinking water supply is safe being sourced from Brookvale Bore 3 was the main focus of the Havelock North Water Inquiry as Stage 2 hearings began at the Hastings District Court yesterday.
Also under the scrutiny were the actions of the Joint Working Group formed during the initial stages of the inquiry last year to demonstrate a level of co-operation between the different agencies charged with providing safe drinking water.
The group comprised representatives from the Hastings District Council, Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Hawke's Bay District Health Board and Napier City Council and independent chair Chris Tremain spoke at yesterday's hearing about the benefits of the group and progress it had made in the past six months.
He said the initiative had enabled the different parties to come together to discuss significant matters in a collaborative and non-threatening way.
"If I look back at what happened there was some animosity between the agencies and the Joint Working Group has helped significantly to mend some of those initial concerns.