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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 that we had, including about the impacts on traffic and on the future of the waterways, have not been a...

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 centre of its decision making”. Likewise, the Climate Change Commission has promised strong and de...