I thought this was a sailing/boating site not a political forum, but if this is allowed here is a response from someone who lives in Canterbury.
Yes there is plenty of water under Canterbury, problem is since the democraticly elected regional council was sacked by John Key we now have the equivalent in cows of the population of New York craping on it along with all the other stuff that gets put on the soil/shingle to get grass to grow. Would you allow this to happen to your Waitamata harbour that you don't even rely on to drink from?
As a first responder to the quakes it makes me sic