Fury over $10 million landfill backflip
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Landfill opponents come together Environmental lawyer Andrew Braggins took questions from the crowd. Unity, hope and determination were on display in Wellsford today, when around 200 people packed into the Community Centre for an anti-landfill hui organised by Fight the Tip: Tiaki Te Whenua. An enthusiastic and vocal crowd loudly applauded vows from Fight the Tip members, MPs, councillors, iwi leaders and an environmental lawyer to fight Waste Management and Auckland Council and stop the development of a new regional dump in the Dome Valley. "Welcome to the second battle in front of us," Figh...
Landfill campaign takes heavy personal toll Cometh the hour, cometh the woman – the fight to save the Dome is far from over for Michelle Carmichael. When Waste Management shattered the peace of the Dome and Wayby valleys with its landfill plans nearly three years ago, life was changed irrevocably for many local residents. For those who live nearest the site and others who were motivated to fight it, the dump has dominated daily life ever since, causing stress and sleepless nights and impacting family life and work. Michelle Carmichael has become the best-known face of Fight the Tip, Save th...