Conditions rejected as hui vows to keep fighting

The hui was held at Puatahi Marae, the closest to the Hoteo and proposed landfill site. The last Maori group left fighting the proposed new landfill in the Environment Court and the closest marae to the 1000-hectare site has rejected wholesale more than 400 consent conditions proposed by Waste Management NZ (WM). The conditions are currently the subject of a string of meetings between the waste giant and organisations opposing the Wayby Valley tip plans, ahead of a court hearing later this year to decide if consent can be granted. However, around 60 people attending a hui on July 20 at the Pua...