Four homeowners and four businesses have taken up the Ruapehu District Council's offer for specialist insurance and compensation claim advice following losses suffered through the diesel contamination of Raetihi's water supply.
Ruapehu District Council (RDC) chief executive Peter Till said the offer to meet specialists from the council's own insurer Aon was open to anyone affected by the diesel spill whether they had insurance or not.
Mr Till said the offer was part of the council's commitment to give the Raetihi community all the support that it could following the water supply crisis.
A diesel tank on Mt Ruapehu belonging to Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) leaked into Raetihi's water supply, the Makotuku Stream, and was not discovered until September 28. The leak was thought to have been over a six-hour period.
"We had already organised a group meeting for business owners to meet with Aon specialists in mid-October during the water outage, but this provided an opportunity for people to meet one-on-one and get personal advice on their particular situation," Mr Till said.