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The Levin landfill at Hōkio keeps operating despite breaches of resource consents. Photo: Supplied / Catalyst Group The landfill - near the tiny beach settlement of Hōkio - is filling up fast, and plans to expand it has locals wondering if they need to head back to court. The deal negotiated in 2019 between locals and Horowhenua District Council (HDC) depends on cooperation, in an area where a social impact study recently found toxically high levels of community mistrust in the council . Charles Rudd, of the Muaupoko Iwi, said: I told you so. He has been a sceptic from the start after decades of fighting to clean up waterways. ....
Traffic congestion on Oxford Street should ease after the completion of the highway. The Ōtaki to north of Levin highway is designed to remove traffic congestion from the Horowhenua town, but what of the business thousands of motorists a day can bring? Shopkeepers value commerce, but they value community more, writes Rachel Moore. There is confidence among Levin businesses that any trade lost from passers-by will be more than countered by the reclamation of a main street that is safer and a town identity that is more assured. Business owners on Oxford St, approached by Stuff, are bracing for pain in 2029, when a 20-kilometre stretch of four-lane highway is set to begin bypassing Levin, but they view it as a short-term necessity for their town to thrive. ....