After repeated conversations and “thousands” of reports to the company and the Hastings District Council about what they say are “multiple breaches of compliance”, the couple feel as though they’re getting nowhere. From mediation to noise investigations and factory tours, the couple have felt on many occasions that they were near a resolution. But then the staff member they were communicating with would resign or go on annual leave, and the process would start from scratch. Catherine Reeves described the noise as a “loud humming vibration”, most likely coming from the factory s fans, accompanied by other noises of the plant’s machinery and the coming and goings of different vehicles.
Flour silo noise exceeds limits
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The filling of a flour silo (pictured) and noise from machinery at the Farrah’s wrap factory have been the source of ongoing complaints to the Upper Hutt City Council from nearby neighbours. A new report shows machinery noise from the flatbread factory, and the filling of a flour silo, are exceeding sound limits. While the Upper Hutt City Council and Farrah’s say they plan to address it – with some mitigation measures already having been taken – other measures won’t be taken until after the results of a resource consent process.
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Covid-19 stung Asset Plus with a cancelled capital raise and materially lower property values.
NZX-listed property fund Asset Plus posted a $14.7 million loss for its 2020 financial year, dragged down by lower property valuations as a result of Covid-19.
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