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SKP chairman David Baigent said the outcome was “disappointing”. “For over a decade the community of Waiheke have said that they do not want a marina – that it isn’t good for the environment, the Hauraki Gulf eco-system or mana whenua.” JASON DORDAY/Stuff The Supreme Court has declined SKP’s bid for the case to be reheard. SKP’s case for a rehearing was based on the argument mana whenua of Waiheke Island had not been appropriately heard from because Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board was not consulted. Danella Roebeck, co-chair of the Ngāti Pāoa Trust Board, said “as tangata whe...

Mainfreight founder Bruce Plested battling Waiheke Island marina development 5 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 8 minutes to read Project director Tony Mair discusses the Kennedy Point Marina. Video / Kennedy Point Marina Plans to develop Waiheke Island's first marina are opposed by Māori as well as rich-lister Bruce Plested, chairman and founder of Mainfreight with a $6.8 billion market capitalisation. "It's a disgrace, a kind of madness, quite extreme. It's grotesque if you see what they're trying to do," Plested said of Tony Mair's 186-berth marina proposal for Putiki Bay, Kennedy Po...

Battle against controversial Waiheke Island marina plan heads to Supreme Court Adam Jacobson © 2011 AFP Matiatia Wharf (below), is shown on Waiheke Island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland as the 2011 Rugby World Cup is held on October 14, 2011. Waiheke Island is a 35 minute cruise from Auckland in New Zealand's North Island and is famous for its wine, olives and art. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images) Opponents of a controversial marina proposal on Waiheke Island are heading to the Supreme Court in a final bid to halt its construc...