Stuart Windross News Today

Landfill timeline and community opposition A community united in opposition Mahurangi Matters sought the views of community leaders in the wake of the commissioners’ decision to grant a resource consent to allow a landfill in the Dome Valley … Dr Jason Smith Mayor of Kaipara District Council (KDC) I am extremely disappointed. The KDC’s elected members voted unanimously to put in a submission rejecting the idea of a landfill, which we did. My feeling is that the broad range of concerns tha...

Environment- Empty words on climateBy: Stuart Windross The Mahurangi East Residents and Ratepayers Association (MERRA), says it is absurd that Auckland Council should declare a Climate Emergency, yet be prepared to accept hundreds of heavy diesel road vehicles servicing a proposed landfill in the Dome Valley.     In June 2019, Auckland Council declared a Climate Emergency. It committed to halving Auckland’s greenhouse emissions by 2030 and promised climate change would now be “front and ...