1The battle between Te Atiawa and Sir Robert Muldoon's Think Big projects last year was a modern-day David and Goliath story. The North Taranaki tribe's victorious bid to stop the Motonui outfall was a triumph for many Maori. However, the treatment and disposal of waste remains a major problem in the region. A land-based treatment plant will open in New Plymouth next week. A look at other problems facing the people of Te Atiawa due tio Think Big - a housing shortfall and a water crisis.