On 30 August 2007, the New Zealand Fish and Game Council and the New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association (now known as Whitewater NZ) lodged an application with the Ministry for the Environment for a Water Conservation Order to protect the Hurunui River.
Am 30. August 2007 brachten der New Zealand Fish and Game Council und die New Zealand Recreational Canoeing Association (heute Whitewater NZ) einen Antrag beim Ministry for the Environment für eine Water Conservation Order ein, um den Fluss zu schützen.